Hyderabad [Pakistan], The death toll in the tragic Paretabad LPG cylinder explosion and fire incident on May 30 has risen to 18 as four more people died of burn injuries, Dawn reported.
The latest casualties include Zeeshan's daughter Alisha, 17; Umair, 15, son of Arshad; Mubarak's son Abbas Ali, 14; and 25-year-old Doda, son of Mehar Bagri.
Zeeshan, who had already lost his son Mohammed Hassan alias Ali Haider in the same disaster, is now mourning the loss of his daughter. His five-year-old daughter Kinza is admitted to the Civil Hospital in Karachi with burns on 29 percent of her body, Dawn reported.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Zain Ul Abedin Memon has called upon the Senior Executive Director (LPG) and Senior Executive Director (Enforcement) of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to take decisive action against illegal decanting points of LPG and CNG filling stations .In Hyderabad.
In the correspondence dated June 1, the DC has promised full cooperation and coordination from the district administration and police to assist Ogra and its enforcement teams in achieving their objectives. He highlighted that many LPG shops and sales centers were running without necessary permissions or NOC.
Additionally, the DC has sent another letter to the Home Secretary through the Hyderabad Commissioner, urging action against all such illegal outlets, Dawn reported.
The incident of cylinder explosion and fire, which tragically took the lives of many people, especially children, once again highlights the weaknesses and limitations of the burn ward of Liaquat University Hospital.
The burn ward of LUH caters to the healthcare needs of not only the residents of Hyderabad but also the people of neighboring districts of lower Sindh.However, it appears that Ward himself is struggling for survival.
Despite the completion of construction of the multi-storey building, the burn ward lacks a vital component: a dedicated intensive care unit (ICU) for burn patients. Other essential components are absent despite being mentioned in documents such as the Project Cost Estimate (PC-I) initiated during the tenure of Dr. SM Tahir.
The unit is operating under temporary arrangement for an extended period. About two decades ago, it operated in a building that was considered unsafe to live in.Subsequently, it was shifted to a two-storey structure containing old private wards.
Dr Tahir, who worked in the burn unit from 2000 to 2018, expressed concerns about the adequacy of treatment for burn victims in such an environment when the unit was shifted to an old private ward building, Dawn reported.
The latest casualties include Zeeshan's daughter Alisha, 17; Umair, 15, son of Arshad; Mubarak's son Abbas Ali, 14; and 25-year-old Doda, son of Mehar Bagri.
Zeeshan, who had already lost his son Mohammed Hassan alias Ali Haider in the same disaster, is now mourning the loss of his daughter. His five-year-old daughter Kinza is admitted to the Civil Hospital in Karachi with burns on 29 percent of her body, Dawn reported.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Zain Ul Abedin Memon has called upon the Senior Executive Director (LPG) and Senior Executive Director (Enforcement) of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to take decisive action against illegal decanting points of LPG and CNG filling stations .In Hyderabad.
In the correspondence dated June 1, the DC has promised full cooperation and coordination from the district administration and police to assist Ogra and its enforcement teams in achieving their objectives. He highlighted that many LPG shops and sales centers were running without necessary permissions or NOC.
Additionally, the DC has sent another letter to the Home Secretary through the Hyderabad Commissioner, urging action against all such illegal outlets, Dawn reported.
The incident of cylinder explosion and fire, which tragically took the lives of many people, especially children, once again highlights the weaknesses and limitations of the burn ward of Liaquat University Hospital.
The burn ward of LUH caters to the healthcare needs of not only the residents of Hyderabad but also the people of neighboring districts of lower Sindh.However, it appears that Ward himself is struggling for survival.
Despite the completion of construction of the multi-storey building, the burn ward lacks a vital component: a dedicated intensive care unit (ICU) for burn patients. Other essential components are absent despite being mentioned in documents such as the Project Cost Estimate (PC-I) initiated during the tenure of Dr. SM Tahir.
The unit is operating under temporary arrangement for an extended period. About two decades ago, it operated in a building that was considered unsafe to live in.Subsequently, it was shifted to a two-storey structure containing old private wards.
Dr Tahir, who worked in the burn unit from 2000 to 2018, expressed concerns about the adequacy of treatment for burn victims in such an environment when the unit was shifted to an old private ward building, Dawn reported.
