Gas leakage kills 6 in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 28– Six people, including three children, were killed due to gas leakage in Hangu district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported Tuesday. According to the reports, the incident took place in a house at Gulshan Colony of Hangu due to gas leakage from the heater. The rescue workers told local media that all the…

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — Six people, including three children, were killed due to gas leakage in Hangu district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported Tuesday.

According to the reports, the incident took place in a house at Gulshan Colony of Hangu due to gas leakage from the heater.

The rescue workers told local media that all the people in the house were sleeping with the gas heater active to keep themselves warm.

The whole house got filled with gas resulting in the deaths, the reports added. Enditem