ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (NNN-APP) – Eight people were injured, in an explosion inside a police station, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, last night, rescuers said.
The accident happened in Swabi district of the province, where a fire broke out prior to the explosion, severely damaging a room in the police station and reducing it to rubble, Bilal Faizi, spokesperson for the state-owned rescue organisation, Rescue 1122, said.
He said that, the fire erupted inside the room where explosive materials, recovered from terrorists during separate operations, were stored.
The fire was apparently caused by a short circuit, ultimately triggering the explosion, Faizi said.
The injured people have been shifted to a nearby hospital, where two of them were in critical condition, he added.
An investigation into the accident is underway.– NNN-APP
