Multiple Explosions Reported at Barkat Market in Lahore, Several Shops Damaged

Multiple cylinder blasts at a market in Lahore, multiple shops damaged

Huge Cylinder Blast In Barkat Market, Garden Town Lahore. Reportedly one person injured, one shop damaged, 10 vehicles burned.Rescu teams are on site .This is what happens when there are illegal cylinder warehouses in residential areas.

Lahore Barkat Market, several gas cylinders exploded in a gas cylinder shop.The fire also engulfed a nearby workshop.

More than a dozen vehicles were burnt to ashes, causing severe damage to nearby buildings, houses and shops. Rescue work is underway at the rescue site 

Deputy Commissioner Lahore rushed to the spot as soon as he received the report of cylinder explosion in Garden Town Barkat Market. The city is also taking notice of the shifting of cylinders from one place to another