Body of man killed in ice factory blast identified
Body of man killed in ice factory blast identified
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The body of a man killed in a blast in an ice factory on Tuesday was identified as 35-year-old Bashirul Rafiq, through the Citizen-Police Liaison Committee’s Shanakht programme.
Rafiq hailed from Bahawalpur and worked at the ice factory in New Karachi Industrial Area.
The body was handed over to Rafiq’s cousin, Muhammad Ramzan, following the completion of medico-legal formalities.
As many as 10 deaths were reported in the incident and Rafiq is the last of the deceased to be identified.
Death toll from factory blast rises to 10
Authorities suspect explosion was caused by gas leak
The rescue operation at the site of the blast in New Karachi continued for the second day on Wednesday. Several workshops and vehicles were damaged in the explosion that left at least 35 people injured. PHOTOS: PPI/ONLINE
The number of casualties caused by the blast, earlier believed to have been a result of a boiler exploding, at an ice factory in New Karachi Industrial Area on Tuesday has risen to 10. As the clearing operation resumed on Wednesday, another body was recovered from under the rubble.