Eight killed as gas pipeline explodes in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PESHAWAR: (Apr 17) At least eight people -- including a woman and a young girl -- died in a gas pipeline explosion at an industrial estate in Pakistan's northwestern province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, a Rescue 1122 official said.

The incident occurred in Hattar Industrial Estate area of Haripur district.

According to Rescue 1122 sources, the explosion happened near a grinding mill along the Grand Trunk Road, where a powerful blast in the gas pipeline triggered a massive fire.