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At least nine people were killed when an oxygen cylinder exploded in an ambulance at a hospital in southern Pakistan, police said Thursday, according to Anadolu Agency.
The explosion occurred late Wednesday night at a local hospital in Tharparkar district, in the southern province of Sindh, as staff prepared patients for transfer.
The cylinder exploded while hospital staff were connecting it inside the ambulance, setting the vehicle on fire. The dead included patients and hospital staff.
Five other people sustained serious burn injuries. Authorities have launched an inquiry into the accident.
