Death toll reach five and two more injured are in critical condition when the boiler of a tyre oil extraction factory exploded other day at Muridke road in Sheikhupura, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
One laborer died on the spot while Shahid Butt, Syed Asad Abbas, Syed Tajumal Hussain and Arshad Shabbir succumbed to severe burn injuries at Mayo Hospital.
Meanwhile, victim families have staged a protest demonstration against the owner of the factory as police were refusing to register FIR against factory owner. The protestors have urged Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to take action against the factory owners.
Earlier, Rescue 1122 Sheikhupura spokesperson Tajumal Hussain said they had received an emergency call from the unit at Dilla Wagah on Narowal-Muridke road when the boiler of the tyre oil extraction unit exploded with a huge explosion.
He identified the deceased as 30-year-old Sajjad Hussain while the injured were identified as 22-year-old Arshad Ali, 68-year-old Nazim Shah, 21-year-old Ali Hasan, 21-year-old Asad Ali, 40-year-old Tajamal Ali, 35-year-old Abdul Razzaq and 40-year-old Shahid Ali. The rescuers provided first aid to the injured and shifted them to hospital while they handed over the body of the deceased to police.
Reporter: Agha Mohsin