Karachi (Pakistan) Oct 30: Two people were killed and eight others wounded in an explosion seemingly caused by gas leakage at a gas station in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Friday night, local media reported.
The incident happened at a gas station in a densely populated downtown area where several vehicles were being refueled, the reports said.
The killed and injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital, the reports added.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the site following the explosion, and rescue work was underway.
Fire also erupted in the gas station after the blast, and fire tenders were trying to douse it.
Source: Xinhua
