The city’s deputy commissioner Mudassir Riaz Malik, who was at the location , said women and youngsters also are among the injured. The blast also left behind a crater.
Riaz said that the world is cordoned off and officials are working to understand the rationale behind the blast. Lahore’s Capital City policeman (CCPO) Ghulam Mehmood Dogar said that the injured are shifted to Jinnah Hospital for further treatment.
The Punjab Emergency Service, also referred to as Rescue 1122, who are completing rescue services at the situation said that more injuries are expected. A spokesperson for the rescue service said that they're uncertain whether a gas pipeline burst or a cylinder caused the blast.
The chief minister of Punjab province Usman Buzdar demanded that the people liable for the blast be delivered to justice. The chief minister’s office during a tweet said that Buzdar has demanded a report from the police regarding the blast in Johar town and ordered immediate investigation into the incident.
Buzdar’s office said that an emergency has been declared at Jinnah Hospital and other medical facilities treating the injured.
