{"id":48028,"date":"2026-04-17T00:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=48028"},"modified":"2026-04-17T00:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:04:28","slug":"gas-pipeline-blast-kills-8-in-haripur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=48028","title":{"rendered":"Gas pipeline blast kills 8 in Haripur"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A gas pipeline leak in the Hattar Industrial Estate triggered a powerful explosion and fire late at night, leaving eight people, including women and children, burnt to death, while several others sustained injuries, officials said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A massive rescue operation prevented further loss of life.<\/p>\n<p>According to district authorities, the blaze erupted after a leak in a main Sui gas pipeline ignited, quickly spiralling into a large-scale fire that spread rapidly due to strong winds and darkness.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion sent shockwaves through nearby localities, sparking panic among residents.<\/p>\n<p>Two children and two women were injured in the incident, while two individuals were reportedly rescued alive.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue teams from Haripur, Peshawar and Abbottabad rushed to the scene, evacuating nearby labour quarters and residential areas to contain the damage and avert further casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Commissioner Haripur Waseem Ahmed said the fire was extensive and posed a serious risk of spreading further, prompting authorities to cordon off the area.<\/p>\n<p>Police personnel, rescue officials and senior officers, including the District Police Officer, remained present on-site throughout the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighting efforts continued for nearly five hours before the blaze was brought under control.<\/p>\n<p>The road leading from the interchange to Hattar was closed to all traffic, while gas supply from Wah Cantt was suspended, disrupting supply to nearby factories as well.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue officials said the bodies and injured were shifted to hospitals for identification and medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Among the deceased were children identified as seven-year-old Iqbal, nine-year-old Shahid, 11-year-old Abdullah, 16-year-old Arif Khan and 20-year-old Ali Raza, along with a woman and two other children.<\/p>\n<p>The operation faced significant challenges due to night-time conditions and strong winds.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the fire broke out near industrial units in Hattar and could have caused far greater destruction if not contained in time.<\/p>\n<p>A large number of residents gathered at the scene following the explosion, creating an atmosphere of chaos and fear.<\/p>\n<p>Officials, including the Deputy Commissioner, DPO Haripur and Regional Director Operations North Arshad Iqbal, supervised the rescue efforts on ground.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy commissioner said a detailed investigation into the incident has been launched and a comprehensive report will be made public once completed.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gas pipeline leak in the Hattar Industrial Estate triggered a powerful explosion and fire late at night, leaving eight people, including women and children, burnt to death, while several others sustained injuries, officials said on Thursday. A massive rescue operation prevented further loss of life. According to district authorities, the blaze erupted after a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48028\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}