A gas leakage caused explosion in a house in New Karachi area of Karachi, killing one child and injuring six others.
The magnitude of the blast demolished the two-story house. According to area residents, people are forced to use cylinders due to gas shortage in the area.
Some people used to collect gas by connecting the lines coming in the cylinder. At night, the gas accumulated in the cylinder and got filled in the house, which caused an explosion.