Five dead in Pak factory gas blast collapse

Pakistan Telegraph (ANI) Tuesday 7th February, 2012

At least five have died and more than 30 others are injured or trapped after a three-storey factory collapsed here on Monday following a gas explosion.

Among the dead were a 10-year-old boy. At least 13 survivors have been pulled out of the rubble so far.

A senior city official said the factory should not have been operating.

It was not clear why it had been ordered sealed. (ANI)

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