Overview
- A gas pipeline burst at the Hattar Industrial Estate in Haripur, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, igniting a fire that spread into nearby homes.
- Haripur Deputy Commissioner Wasim Ahmad said eight people from one family died, with five injured and six rescued.
- Rescue 1122 and local fire crews reached the site, and seven extra fire engines and crews came from Mansehra, Abbottabad, Mardan, and Swabi.
- Teams brought the blaze under control after several hours, and officials said rescue operations have ended.
- Officials have not released any findings on what caused the explosion, and the estate’s mix of factories and homes left families exposed to the fire.