Faisalabad Laptop Blast Incident: Last two burnt family members die, death toll reaches 9
By News Desk
June 23, 2024 10:16 AM
All nine members of a family who were burnt in an incident of fire at a house in Sharifpura locality of Faisalabad have died as the last two persons including a grandmother Farhat Bibi and five years Eman took their last breath on Sunday.
According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, they were admitted to the Faisalabad's Allied Hospital's burns unit last Wednesday.
On Wednesday, 24News reported that two children succumbed to their injuries and seven others were hospitalized with serious burn wounds when an overheated laptop exploded and led to a massive fire in a house in Faisalabad.
Nine people in a family, including children, received serious burn injuries after the laptop exploded.
They were rushed to Allied Hospital’s burn unit where six-year-old Dua Fatima and nine-year-old Talha breathed their last during treatment.
Other family members were said to have burnt their bodies 35 to 72 per cent.
The blaze started in one room but soon it engulfed the whole building of the house.
After receiving information, Rescue 1122 personnel rushed to the site and brought the fire under control.
Reporter: Azadar Hussain