A gas tanker explosion at an illegal LPG warehouse in Multan’s Hamid Pur Kanora area killed at least six people and injured 31, local authorities confirmed on Monday. The explosion occurred during refilling operations at the Industrial Estate, triggering a massive fire and sending debris into nearby residential areas.

KARACHI (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and 31 injured in an LPG tanker truck blast in Pakistan's Multan region, Geo news reported on Monday. (Reporting by Ariba Shahid; Writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

A gas tanker explosion in Faisal Town, Multan, killed 6 and injured 31. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours as rescue teams evacuated over 100 people.

At least six people died and 38 others, including women and children, were injured after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker exploded in Pakistan's Multan region on Sunday, media reports said.

Six people lost their lives; 38 got injured; 20 heads of cattle perished; and many houses collapsed - all from an LPG tanker explosion in Multan yesterday. However, the unfortunate incident is not the first of its kind.