6 killed, 70 fainted after gas leaked from container in Karachi, Pakistan

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6 killed, 100 fainted after gas leaked from container in Karachi, Pakistan

Hundreds of people have run away from the affected area after the gas leak in Karachi of Pakistan

Monday February 17, 2020 11:05 AM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS

Islamabad: An unknown poisonous gas leaked from a container at a port in Kemari area of Pakistan's southern city of Karachi killing at least six people, while 100 others fainted, the police said.

Deputy Inspector General of Police of South Karachi Sharjeel Kharal told media that the gas leaked when workers were unloading a chemical loaded container from a ship docked at the Kemari area of the Karachi port, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Chief of a private rescue service Faisal Edhi told media that rescue workers wearing gas masks rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and the injured to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Jinnah Hospital of the city.

The chief feared that the death toll might further rise because several of the affected people are in serious condition at the hospitals.

According to local media reports, hundreds of people have run away from the affected area after the gas leak.

Hundreds of police personnel have cordoned off the area and are searching for any other affected people.

Pakistan's Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi said the cause of the gas leak is not known yet, adding that a high-level team has been formed to investigate the matter.

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