Tragic House Blast in Azad Kashmir’s Bagh District Claims Lives of Four Family Members, Including Three Women and a Child; Local Residents Suspect Explosive Material Thrown From Outside
MUZAFFARABAD: Four persons, including three women and a young boy, were killed and another girl left seriously injured in a devastating explosion in residential house in Pandi Topi area of southern district of Bagh of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
The huge explosion happened inside a house of a local citizen Sardar Shakdar, local reports and the rescue teams have said. This explosion toppled the building over and left the people inside covered in wreckage. Fatalities and Casualties: The mother of the victims who died on the spot is 80 year-old Naseeba Begum, the wife is 40-year-old Shazia, their son is 11-year-old Haris Umar and their daughter is 8-year-old Malika.
A 15-year old girl, named Anika, was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. Rescue and Hospital Transfer: The disaster response team and local people immediately reached the disaster site, pulled the victims out of the disaster scene, and transported the dead and injured to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital.
The Investigation: Police and law enforcement officials are currently conducting a complete investigation to figure out what the exact nature and cause of the explosion was, but locals reported that explosive material could have been thrown out of the home. The tragedy has taken a toll on the region, leaving a lot of grief and fear in its wake.