"Preliminary investigations show a gas leak triggered the explosion, which also flattened nearby homes, authorities say. An explosion at a glue-making factory in Pakistan has killed at least 16 people and injured seven after it collapsed the factory and sparked fires in nearby homes, Pakistani media are reporting. The blast occurred at about 5am local time (00:00 GMT) on Friday in the Malikpur area of Faisalabad, west of Lahore in Punjab province."
"Preliminary investigations showed a gas leak inside the factory's chemical warehouse triggered the explosion, local outlets reported, citing Faisalabad Commissioner Raja Jahangir Anwar. Authorities arrested the factory manager but were still searching for the owner, who fled shortly after the incident. The blast flattened the factory's roof and those of a handful of nearby homes, causing fires to break out in at least three of them, according to Pakistani channel Aaj TV."
A gas leak in a chemical warehouse at a glue-making factory in Malikpur, Faisalabad, triggered an explosion at about 5am local time. The blast collapsed the factory, flattened the roof and several nearby homes, and sparked fires in at least three houses. Rescue crews dug through rubble and found at least 16 people dead, including six children, and seven others injured who were treated at a nearby hospital. Authorities arrested the factory manager and searched for the owner, who fled. Factory fires and explosions have caused multiple deadly incidents in Pakistan in 2024.
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