Karachi (January 05, 2019): A School bus caught fire in Karachi’s area Orangi Town near the Qatar Hospital. The unfortunate event has led to injuries to six children.
According to sources, 10 children were present inside the vehicle at the time of the incident while six of them were rushed to the Civil Hospital burns ward with the rest shifted to Qatar Hospital.
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The Police have ruled out that the fire was caused by a gas cylinder explosion. “There was an LPG cylinder in the van which is in perfect condition,” police said.
The children are said to be aged between seven to 10 years. Fourteen children were in the van when it caught fire near Qatar Hospital in Orangi Town, police said.
Eyewitnesses said that the van got stuck in mud after the last child was pick from his house near Qatar Hospital.
“Some children and the driver were trying to push the van when it suddenly caught fire. The children sitting in the van at the time suffered burns,” eyewitnesses added.
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