One dead, four injured in DI Khan explosion

A man died while four others were injured in an explosion in Gilani Town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail (DI) Khan division on Saturday.

According to DI Khan Rescue 1122 spokesperson Aizaz Mahmood, said the deceased and the injured belonged to the same family.

“A man died while four people, including three children and a woman, were injured in the blast. The cause of the explosion could not be ascertained as of yet,” the rescue official said in a statement.

Mahmood said Rescue 1122’s medical and disaster rescue vehicles responded immediately under the supervision of Emergency Officer Nomanullah and the directives of District Emergency Officer Engineer Faseehullah.

All injured and the body of the deceased had been shifted to a hospital, Mahmood said, adding that the rescue teams were present on the incident site to clear the rubble.