By ANI
SINDH: At least eight people died in a blast in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Saturday afternoon.
The explosion happened in Karachi’s Shershah area, Pakistani daily The Express Tribune reported.
The Pakistani publication said that police and rescued officials have reached the site. The injured people have been moved to a nearby hospital.
Media reports said that several people are suspected to be trapped under the rubble.
According to the Dawn, SHO Zafar Ali Shah said the explosion took place in a nullah (drain) located underneath a private bank, which had been served a notice to vacate the premises so the nullah could be cleaned up.
The official said it was suspected that the accumulation of gases in the nullah underneath the building caused the blast.
The bank’s building, as well as a nearby petrol pump, was damaged in the explosion, Shah added.
