Pakistan: Children among several injured in Quetta gas leak explosion

An explosion caused by a gas leak in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, injured seven individuals, five of them were youngsters, with burns.Authorities say that the explosion from the gas leak in Quetta's Eastern Bypass district severely burned the victims.According to the medical sources cited by The Balochistan Post, the injured individuals' conditions are currently stable.Such incidents are caused by the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)'s ongoing, unplanned load shedding in numerous Balochistani districts, as reported by The Balochistan Post.Explosions caused by gas leaks claim many lives in Balochistan each year.(With agency inputs)