SWABI: An explosion hit a police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swabi district on Thursday evening, leaving at the least one lifeless and 18 injured, in response to Commissioner Mardan Division Javed Marwat.
As per an preliminary report obtained by the Central Police Workplace, the explosion apparently occurred “on account of a brief circuit” inside a depot on the primary ground of the police station.
Rescue and firefighting groups rushed to the scene instantly and began shifting the wounded cops to the Bacha Khan Medical the place emergency has been imposed.
The facility blast affected the constructing which caught fireplace, nonetheless, it was doused following an instantaneous response from firefighting groups.
In keeping with rescue officers, 15 wounded policemen have been shifted to the hospital.
KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur took discover of the incident and ordered the inspector normal and chief secretary to right away attain the Swabi police station.
He additionally ordered them to current a report after ascertaining the style of the explosion. He additionally requested authorities to make sure well timed medical help to the injured.
District Police Officer (DPO) Haroon Rashid informed the media that 33 wounded individuals had been shifted to totally different hospitals. He added that nature of the explosion was being ascertained.
Dr Asif, medical superintendent of the District Headquarters Hospital, confirmed that 26 injured have been dropped at the DHQ hospital. Subsequently, BKMC spokesperson Raham Khan stated that eight injured individuals had been receiving medical remedy on the well being facility.
