2011
Lahore. A fire at a fireworks and cosmetics store in
Shah Alam Market killed at least 3 people and injured 24, while bringing a
number of surrounding buildings and property worth billions of rupees down to
ashes.
The fire started in the fireworks store called Bahria
Centre in the mochi Gate at around 8.00 a.m. in the morning.
At least 200 workers of the Rescue 1122, fire brigade,
WAPDA, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, police, Edhi ambulance service and
other departments continued their rescue efforts throughout the day but the fire
had engulfed around 10 plazas and dozens of houses and as many as 300 shops
caught fire shops in its range leaving hundreds of residents homeless and
shopkeepers without their shops.
The fire reportedly broke out due to short-circuiting,
and it set off fireworks stored in a godown. The resultant explosions caused
shockwaves which demolished walls and ceilings of nearby buildings. 7.2.2011
Source: "Three killed, 300 shops
gutted in Lahore blaze", 8.2.2011, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\02\08\story_8-2-2011_pg1_8
Muslimabad area. Three children received injuries when
a huge quantity of firecrackers left at a garbage dump exploded. 25.5.2011
Source: "Firecrackers injure three
children", 25.5.2011, http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/26/firecrackers-injure-three-children.html
Chanab Bazaar of Kot Moman. At least four persons
injured in firework blast. Inflammable matter which is used in firework suddenly
went off. 31.5.2011
Source:
"Mother, sister killed 'for honour'", 1.6.2011, http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/01-Jun-2011/Mother-sister-killed-for-honour
2010
Malkoki
village. The owner of the factory (35), his wife (25), their
daughter (5) and 2 cousins of the owner (20, 25) were killed and 12 workers
suffered injuries when the roof of a fireworks manufacturing factory on Badian
Road in Burki police limits caved in after an explosion. Rescue 1122 and Edhi
officials said fireworks in the factory went off due to short-circuit in a room
of the factory. The explosion also damaged nearby houses. 28.5.2010
Source:
"Lahore
five killed as blast occurred in fireworks factory", 28.5.2010, http://www.apakistannews.com/lahore-five-killed-as-blast-occurred-in-fireworks-factory-185832
"Couple,
daughter, 2 relatives killed in factory blast", 29.5.2010, http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=241858
"Five
die in factory explosion", 29.5.2010, http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/29-May-2010/Five-die-in-factory-explosion
Asghar
Colony. A man and his wife were manufacturing firecrackers in their house when
they suddenly exploded. The 25-year-old was killed, his wife was injured.
27.7.2010
Source:
"Gujranwala City News", 28.7.2010, http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=253433
Harbanspura.
Two people died and six others were seriously injured in blast at a fireworks
factory. The roof of the building collapsed due to the explosion. 2.10.2010
Source:
"Two killed, six injured in blast at fireworks factory in Harbanspura",
3.10.2010, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\10\03\story_3-10-2010_pg13_5
Multan/Central
Pakistan. At least 30 people were injured, five of them critically, following a
bus explosion. – Initial investigation said that the blast could be caused by
the firecrackers carried in the bus. 22.10.2010
Source:
"30 injured in bus blast in central Pakistan", 22.10.2010, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-10/22/c_13571152.htm
Narowal,
Punjab province. An explosion at a shop selling fireworks in Domala area
killed the shop owner and one of the several injured died shortly after in
hospital. A fire broke out in the shop after the explosion. The explosion was so
powerful that it blew up the shop's ceiling. 22.10.2010
Source:
"Fireworks
explosion in Narowal kills two", 23.10.2010, http://www.samaa.tv/News26962-Fireworks_explosion_in_Narowal_kills_two.aspx
"One
killed in Narowal fireworks factory blast2, 23.10.2010, http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/04-narowal-factory-blast-qs-03
2009
Bahawalpur. A blast in a fireworks shop-cum-factory
near the Donga Bonga rural health centre injured two minors (5, 3). 7.6.2009
Source: "Two minors hurt in Bahawalpur factory
blast",
8.6.2009, http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=181832
Quetta. A huge explosion occurred at an
illegal firecracker warehouse in which the single-storied house behind Bundoo
Khan Hotel in Sachal police limits caved in. Windows of the nearby houses got
completely broken. Residents alleged that this illegal firecracker godown was
running for the past several months.
Source:
"Super Highway", 10.6.2009, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C06%5C10%5Cstory_10-6-2009_pg12_12
"Fear grips Karachi amid target
killings", 10.6.2009, http://pakobserver.net/200906/10/news/topstories04.asp
"Two factory workers die in boiler
blast", 10.6.2009, http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=182238
Karachi, Gharibabad area. At least four
persons were killed and at least 26 others, including women and children,
injured when a powerful blast rocked an illegal firecracker factory, which was
being run in a residential building
of Liaquatabad Town. Three of the four dead – a 45-year-old woman and two men
(25 and 35) - were identified; the body of the fourth person remained unknown.
The firecracker factory house collapsed completely,
five houses were damaged and 15 others were affected in the blast. The occupants
of the houses were trapped under the debris. Residents of the area personally
started the rescue operation by throwing water and mud on the fire. No heavy
machinery (for removing debris) could enter the area due to the small lanes.
Fire tenders could not enter either, and the firefighters had to stretch the
water pipes to extinguish the resulting blaze.
Due to a short circuit, the electric supply company cut
the electricity connection of the area. According to the sources, a gas pipeline
passing through the area also exploded after the blast which made the matter
worse. - It should be mentioned that the local people gave
complaints to police regarding the presence of a firecrackers factory in a
densely populated area; however,
no action was taken against the responsible. 26.6.2009
Source:
"Karachi fireworks godown blast kills two", 26.6.2009,
http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=81518
"Gharibabad blast kills 2, injures 25", 26.6.2009, http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=81503
"15 injured in Karachi fireworks factory blast",
26.6.2009, http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Karachi/26-Jun-2009/15-injured-in-Karachi-fireworks-factory-blast
"Casualties feared in Gharibabad
blast", 26.6.2009, http://www.geo.tv/6-26-2009/44905.htm
"Blast at firecracker factory", 26.6.2009,
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=299446&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23
"Gharibabad blast injures 24", 26.6.2009,
http://www.geo.tv/6-26-2009/44909.htm
"Blast in firecracker factory kills four in
Pak",
27.6.2009, http://www.pakistannews.net/story/512275
"Firecracker factory blast claims four
lives", 27.6.2009, http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=185181
"Three killed, 2 dozen injured in
explosion", 27.6.2009, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C06%5C27%5Cstory_27-6-2009_pg12_2
"AJ not satisfied over Gharibabad blast
probe", 1.7.2009, http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=185857
Kharadar. A huge fire erupted at a
three-storey building housing a fireworks factory and a chemical godown in Joria
Bazaar in the afternoon. No injuries or casualties were reported, but the police
managed to recover a substantial quantity of firecrackers from the godown. An
explosion occurred inside Datta Building; the colossal blaze engulfed the entire
building within seconds, while a chain of explosions kept occurring. The
intensity of the blast was such that not only did it damage some walls of the
building, but the windows of adjoining buildings were also shattered. – The
residents of the building had been complaining against the illegal firecracker
factory since long, however, their plight went unheeded. 15.7.2009
Source: "Huge blaze at firecracker
godown", 16.7.2009, http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=188203
Muridke city of Punjab province/Eastern Pakistan. Two
men, three women and a child were killed and 12 others injured, eight of them
critically, in an explosion at a fireworks factory, established in
a rented house in the residential area of Zafar Park. A number of
children were working at the firecracker factory, which was operating in the
area illegally. The roof of the house and three neighbouring houses collapsed
due to the impact of the blast. Rescue workers arrived at the spot, but they
faced many difficulties because the area is populous and roads are narrow.
15.7.2009
Source:
"Pakistan fireworks factory blast kills
four", 15.7.2009, http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/pakistan-fireworks-factory-blast-kills-four_100218213.html
"5 die in Muridke fireworks factory
blast", 15.7.2009, http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=82951
"5 killed in blast at fireworks warehouse in
Pak",
15.7.2009, http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/623730/BreakingNews/2/71/2
"Six killed in Muridke fireworks
explosion2, 15.7.2009, http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/09-at-least-five-killed-in-muridke-fireworks-explosion--szh-01
"7 killed in fireworks factory explosion in
Muridke",
15.7.2009, http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=148503
"7 killed in Pakistani fireworks factory
explosion",
15.7.2009, http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6701354.html
Shahdra.
A man, his son (7) and his daughter (5) sustained burn injuries when a fire
erupted at their two-storey building of Miraj Park during the preparation of
fireworks. – A police official said that a case would be registered against
the person who was trying to prepare firecrackers in a residential area.
27.7.2009
Source:
"Three men found dead", 28.7.2009, http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=190272
Sheikhupura. In Shikpur, a tehsil of
Sheikhupura, four children were playing with fire cracking material after they
had gathered the material from a fireworks manufacturing factory when all of a
sudden the crackers exploded, killing two of them (12, 8) on the spot and
critically injuring the remaining two (5, 4). 15.9.2009
Source:
"Two minors killed, 2 hurt in
cracker blast", 16.9.2009, http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87064
"Two minor killed playing with
explosives", 16.9.2009, http://dailymailnews.com/0909/17/Brief/Brief4.php
"Three die as container falls on
car in Karachi", 25.9.2009, http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/675708/BreakingNews/1/20/1
Hyderabad. An automobile mechanic (16) found a cracker
in a car while doing some repair work in a workshop in the limits of the Makki
Shah police station. The cracker exploded when the mechanic tried to pick it up.
He lost both his legs in the blast. The explosion also destroyed the windowpanes
of the car apart from damaging the interior. 5.10.2009
Source:
"One hurt in Hyderabad blast",
6.10.2009, http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=201710
"Youth injured in cracker blast2,
7.10.2009, http://www.regionaltimes.com/06oct2009/heartlandnews/youth.htm
Gujrawala. One person died and three other were
severely injured in an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing factory at Farooz
Road during the preparation of fireworks. The blast was so huge that it
shattered windowpanes of nearby houses and buildings. 30.10.2009
Source:
"Man killed, three injured in blast
at fireworks plant", 30.10.2009, http://dailymailnews.com/1001/31/Brief/Brief1.php
"One
die, three injured in explosion at firework factory", 30.10.2009, http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=154643
2008
Suburbs of New Sumandari Town.
Maratib Ali, a licence-holder, was manufacturing fireworks at his house when
firecrackers stored there caught fire blowing the roof of the house. Six people,
including three children (10,
4, 7), died instantly. 22.1.2008
Source: "Six
die in fireworks explosion", 23.1.2008, http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/23/nat13.htm
Rawalpindi. A three-storey building collapsed after
fireworks stored on its ground floor exploded, leaving two people dead and eight
others injured. Five people were missing and were believed to be trapped under
rubble. The explosion occurred when labourers were busy offloading a truck laden
with fireworks, which was to be dumped in a godown in the building's basement.
Eyewitness claimed that the fireworks were set off when someone threw a match
after lighting cigarette in the godown. The explosion shattered windowpanes of
houses and buildings. Two nearby buildings were also severely damaged. The
building had both residential apartments and shops on the ground floor.
27.1.2008
Source:
"At least two dead in building
collapse", 28.1.2008, http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23119344-663,00.html
"2 dead as fireworks' godown
explodes", 28.1.2008, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C01%5C28%5Cstory_28-1-2008_pg11_1
"Three die as multi-storey building
collapses", 28.1.2008, http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=93417
Chawinda. Ghulam Muhammad
(55), a local fireworks manufacturer, was preparing fireworks in his house at
Railway Road when some explosive material went off, leaving him dead. His
daughter (15) sustained serious burn injuries. The house was badly damaged. The
glasses of several near by houses were also shattered. 23.3.2008
Source:
"Man burnt
alive in fireworks explosion", 24.3.2008, http://thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=151326&catid=2
"Explosion
in house kills one", 24.3.2008, http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1242120/
Majaal Wala. Four members of a family, including three
minors (6, 2 and 18 month) and a youth (17), were killed and two women injured
in a blast when a heap of firecrackers stocked in a house where fireworks is
manufactured, caught fire. The house was almost destroyed and the roofs of the
rooms caved in. 14.6.2008
Source:
"Four of a family killed in
Muzaffargarh blast", 15.6.2008, http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=118524
"Four from one family killed in
firecracker blast", 15.6.2008, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C06%5C15%5Cstory_15-6-2008_pg7_21
Abdullah Town, Kahna. Four minor labourers (10, 10, 12,
23) died in an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory that was being run in a
small house. Inflammable material in the factory caught fire accidentally,
resulting in an explosion. Another factory worker was seriously injured.
23.6.2008
Source:
"Four minor workers burnt alive",
24.6.2008, http://thepost.com.pk/MainNewsT.aspx?bdtl_id=11453&fb_id=2&catid=14
"4 kids dead in fireworks-factory
blast", 24.6.2008, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C06%5C24%5Cstory_24-6-2008_pg13_2
Ahmed
Nagar Village. A boy was killed and another boy (15) sustained critical burn
injuries when firecrackers caught fire and exploded in a local factory.
16.8.2008
Source:
"Boy
killed, another injured in firecrackers' factory fire at Gujranwala",
16.8.2008, http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48975&Itemid=2
"Boy
dies as firecrackers catch fire", 17.8.2008, http://thepost.com.pk/NatNewsT.aspx?dtlid=178058&catid=2
Burewala,
Abadi Muhammad Nagar area in Eastern pakistan's Punjab province. Two women (35,
55) and a girl (16) were killed on the spot and six injured, five of them
severely, in a fireworks material explosion in a house where crackers were being
made illegally. The house and another near it collapsed. 26.10.2008
Source:
"1
killed, 4 injured in fireworks explosion in E Pakistan", 26.10.2008, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/26/content_10253949.htm
"3
killed, 6 injured in fireworks explosion in Burewala", 26.10.2008, http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=135234
"Crackers
blast kills 3", 26.10.2008, http://www.sakaaltimes.com/2008/10/26200238/Crackers-blast-kills-3.html
"3
killed in fireworks explosion", 26.10.2008, http://dailymailnews.com/200810/27/news/dmbrn04.html
Région
d'Abadi Muhammad Nagar dans la Province de Punjab. Une jeune fille a été tuée
et quatre autres personnes ont été blessées dans l'explosion de matériel
de feu d'artifice. Des personne ont stocker leur matériel de feu d'artifice
dans leur maison. 26.10.2008
Source:
"Un mort et quatre blesses à cause de matériel de feu d'artifice dans l'est
du Pakistan", 26.10.2008, http://www.french.xinhuanet.com/french/2008-10/26/content_748382.htm
Peshawar.
A cracker blast panicked the students and staff of Police Public School, Board
Bazaar, but did not cause any damage or casualty. The cracker planted by
unidentified miscreants exploded inside a bathroom of the school. 5.12.2008
Source:
"Cracker blast panics students in Peshawar", 6.12.2008, http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18833
2007
Gur Mandi. An explosion took
place during the preparation of fireworks which left a girl (17) dead; her
brother (18) and her younger sister suffered burn injuries. 10.1.2007
Source: "Fireworks
blast kills girl", 11.1.2007, http://www.dawn.com/2007/01/11/nat35.htm
Saudabad.
A child lit firecrackers which exploded, as a result of which the child and two
others (6, 10 and 14) suffered burn injuries. 23.2.2007
Source:
"Woman commits suicide", 24.2.2007, http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=44269
Four
children, three of them brothers, all between the ages of seven and nine, were
burnt within the limits of the Liaquatabad police station while playing with
firecrackers. They were admitted in hospital in critical condition. 28.7.2007
Source:
"3 brothers and buddy burnt by firecrackers", 29.8.2007, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C08%5C29%5Cstory_29-8-2007_pg12_7
Lahore.
Two boys (12 and 14) were injured when a large firecracker they were trying to
make at home on Street No-22/D, Allah Baksh Road, Misri Shah exploded
prematurely. The younger boy might lose some fingers of his right hand, while
the older might lose his eyesight. 14.8.2007
Source:
"Two boys injured in IED* explosion", 17.8.2007, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C08%5C17%5Cstory_17-8-2007_pg13_7
*
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
Garbage lying outside the house of one Syed Ayaz Naqvi caught fire due to
the fireworks in Ahmad Nagar, Green Town. 28.8.2007
Source: "A night of prayer and festivity",
29.8.2007, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C08%5C29%5Cstory_29-8-2007_pg13_1
The son of one Salamat was reportedly injured while playing with
firecrackers in Naseerabad police precincts. 28.8.2007
Source: "A night of prayer and festivity",
29.8.2007, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C08%5C29%5Cstory_29-8-2007_pg13_1
When the IJT workers threw crackers at the police, the police also
started firing in the air.
Source:
"IJT workers riot, block roads", 15.9.2007, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C09%5C15%5Cstory_15-9-2007_pg13_2
Korangi
area. One of the crackers, fired by jubilant political workers, landed on a
truck loaded with firecrackers and triggered a blast. At least 15 people,
including four children, were injured, some of them are seriously burnt.
6.10.2007
Source:
"15 injured in Karachi celebration", 7.10.2007, http://www.dawn.com/2007/10/07/top16.htm
Basti Gharibabad. Two persons, including a young girl, at a wedding
received severe burn injuries when the fireworks material caught fire.
19.11.2007
Source: "Fireworks catch fire, two
seriously burnt", 21.11.2007, http://thepost.com.pk/NatNewsT.aspx?dtlid=129775&catid=2
2006
Imamia
Colony, Shahdara. At least 13 labourers were injured, five of them critically,
in an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit in a house. The house caught
fire and collapsed. 24.1.2006
Source:
"13 injured in fireworks explosion", 25.1.2006, http://www.dawn.com/2006/01/25/nat37.htm
Jaranwala. A youth (14) was
burnt alive while another (15) sustained serious injuries when stored fireworks
at a shop in the grain market suddenly caught fire. 11.8.2006
Source: "Youth
killed in explosion", 13.8.2006, http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/13/nat20.htm
Lahore.
A small bomb exploded at the main fruit market on Ravi Road, severely injuring a
vendor. A Town Police Officer officer said the blast was caused by a large
firecracker. 20.12.2006
Source:
"Explosion at fruit market injures man, spreads panic", 21.12.2006, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C12%5C21%5Cstory_21-12-2006_pg13_8
2005
Karachi.
A powerful explosion occurred at a garbage dump on a street leading to Hijrat
Colony in front of Chief Minister house and an adjacent hotel at around 7.45
a.m., leaving a crater of 1.5 feet wide and 6 inches deep, besides shattering
the glasses of the reception of CM house at the main gate across the road. The
bomb disposal squad, who was called for inspection, told, that some indigenous
powerful cracker triggered the explosion.
4.2.2005
Source:
"Explosion
caused by cracker: Bomb disposal squad", 4.2.2005, http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=92676
Abdaal
village. The marriage
ceremony of Muhammad Bilal, son of Hji Muhammad Siddique was going on while
women and girls were sitting in the compound of the house on
the Sialkot Road. Suddenly fireworks placed at a corner went off. Six women
(19/18/17/22/40/40) suffered burns, two of them seriously.
6.2.2005
Source:
"Six women injured in fireworks explosion", 7.2.2005,
http://www.dawn.com/2005/02/07/local34.htm
Nasir
Abad. The fireworks
material to be used in a marriage ceremony had gone wet due to rainfall. Some boys
participating in the function tried to dry up the material on stove. The
material caught fire and exploded. A child (8) and a shopkeeper were
critically injured.
Source:
"One child, shopkeeper injured in fireworks material explosion", 17.3.2005,
http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=98079
Shamspura,
Jaranwala tehsil. A group of children and youngsters was flying kites and using
fireworks at a house. All of a sudden the bag containing the fireworks caught
fire and exploded due to which four of the children (8, 5, 4, 10) and a youth
(25) suffered burns. 24.3.2005
Source:
"Four children among five wounded in explosion", 25.3.2005, http://www.dawn.com/2005/03/25/nat29.htm
Aimanabad.
Some participants were displaying fireworks during a marriage ceremony and
suddenly, some fireworks exploded near the children, causing serious burn
injuries to seven of them. The injured children were rushed to the hospital in
critical condition.
2.5.2005
Source:
"Fireworks injure six children", 3.4.2005, http://www.dawn.com/2005/05/03/nat24.htm
Sharaqpur.
The owner of a fireworks shop died when the material used in the making of
fireworks exploded in his shop and a worker sustained severe injuries.
5.6.2005
Source:
"Man dies in explosion at cracker shop", 6.6.2005, http://www.dawn.com/2005/06/06/nat25.htm
Karachi.
Investigators believe stray fireworks from a nearby wedding ceremony set of a
large overnight fire at a state-owned oil refinery in the southern port city of
Karachi around midnight. 2.7.2005
Source:
"Wedding fireworks spark large fire at Pakistan oil refinery",
3.7.2005,
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2005/July/subcontinent_July107.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=
Ali
Pur Chattha. Six
persons were preparing fireworks at their shop, when the material caught fire
and the stock exploded. Five persons died and one was injured.
2.8.2005
Source:
"Four killed in fireworks' explosion in shop", 3.8.2005, http://www.dawn.com/2005/08/03/nat42.htm
Some
3 kms away from Kotli City. A man was killed and another seriously injured in a
blast at a home made fire cracker factory. 17.8.2005
Source:
"1
killed in fire cracker blast in Kotli", 18.8.2005
, http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=116055
and
http://www.bz7.org/west-asset-management-collection-agency.php
Nankana Sahib. Explosive material was being prepared at the resident of a local fire
cracker worker in Kothi Bazaar. Suddenly an explosion erupted. 2 women died on
spot and four children succumbed to their injuries due to serious burns
resulting in their death in the hospital.
24.8.2005
Source:
"6 die in a blast in Nankana", 24.8.2005, http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=116752
Village Nae Bheni in the jurisdiction of Sharqpur police station. Five
people including two women were killed and three others were seriously injured
when firecrackers, which they were manufacturing, exploded. 10.9.2005
Source: "5 killed in fireworks explosion",
11.9.2005, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-9-2005_pg7_17
Lahore.
Several dozen people, mainly children, suffered injuries in fireworks explosions
on Shabb-I-Barat. They were admitted to various city hospitals. At least 10 of
them were stated to be in critical condition.
19.9.2005
Source:
"Several hurt in fireworks explosions", 20.9.2005,
http://www.dawn.com/2005/09/20/nat45.htm
Haveli
Koranga village, Serai Didhu area of Khanewal district. A fireworks explosion triggered a fire at a roadside restaurant, leaving five
people dead (Irfan Sidhoo, Altaf Mughal and Baber Mochi died on the spot while
Nazar and Mitho died at the hospital) and fifteen injured. The deaths and
injuries were caused by burns and falling debris. Some of the injured, who
included children, were in critical conditions.
Some
20 people had gathered at the restaurant to watch an Indian movie on cable TV.
Some fireworks left unsold after the Shab-i-Barat were lying in a corner. A
spectator lit up a cigarette and threw the burning match stick on the stock of
fireworks. The explosives blew up and the restaurant caught fire.
Police
have registered a case against the restaurant owner, who was also injured, under the explosives act. 21.9.2005
Source:
"Fireworks
blast, fire kills five in Pakistan", 21.9.2005, http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?newscode=117975&catcode=ENG4&subcatcode=
"Pakistan
fireworks blaze leaves five dead", 21.9.2005, http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050921/API/509210681
"Pakistan
fireworks blaze leaves five dead", 21.9.2005, http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/12702910.htm
"5
killed, 15 injured at mini cinema explosion in Khanewal", 21.9.2005, (with
picture of the injured children), http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=119904
"Fireworks
blast leaves 5 dead", 22.9.2005, http://www.dawn.com/2005/09/22/top8.htm
Near
Khanqah Dogran. A bus was carrying a marriage party to Khanqah Dogran from
Sheikhupura. Some guests had kept a bag of firecrackers on the roof-top of the
vehicle. Near Khanqah Dogran somebody threw a piece of cigarette on the bag as a
result of which the fireworks exploded, injuring six children. The explosion
created panic and passengers jumped from the roof and got injured. The injured
were brought to hospital. Three children identified as Ali Raza, Ahsan and
Farman died in hospital.
27.9.2005
Source:
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/sep2005-daily/28-09-2005/national/n4.htm
Central
Lahore/Eastern Pakistan. A firecracker thrown by a celebrant at a wedding set a
bus filled with guests on fire, killing at least 40 people and injuring 12
others. The firecracker exploded under the vehicle's fuel tank, setting it and a
large amount of fireworks inside on fire. 11.12.2005
Source:
"At
least 30 killed in fireworks explosion in Pakistan", 11.12.2005, http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=142&newsid=78426&ch=0
"Carnage
dans un bus suite à l'explosion de feux d'artifice au Pakistan",
12.12.2005, http://www.rtl.be/Site/Index.aspx?LG=1&PageID=209&ArticleID=54308
Lahore. Mindestens
40 Gäste einer Hochzeit (darunter viele Frauen und Kinder) verbrannten in einem
Bus, als das Fahrzeug nach der Explosion von einem Feuerwerkskörper unter dem
Tank des Buses in Flammen aufging. Ein Hochzeitsgast hatte den Kracher
versehentlich unter das Fahrzeug geworfen. Mindestens 12 Menschen wurden
verletzt. Im Bus waren noch viele weitere Kracher, die ebenfalls in Brand
gesetzt wurden. 11.12.2005
Quelle:
"Pakistan:
Hochzeitsgesellschaft kommt nach Explosion eines Feuerwerkskörpers ums Leben",
11.12.2005, http://www.fatnews.de
"Tragödie
bei Hochzeit: Knaller im Bus explodiert", 11.12.2005, http://n-tv.de/612019.html
"Feuerwerk
unter Bus explodiert", 12.12.2005, http://www.tagblatt.ch/index.php?archivsuche=1125312&jahr=2005&seite=2&ressortcode=tb-sa&ressort=tagblattheute/schauplatz&ms=hauptseite
2004
Kehror
Pecca of district Lodhran. A pyrotechnist, Noor Muhammad, had stored fireworks
material at his house Muhallah Dkhnaan Wala when it ripped through. The
explosion also damaged three to four nearby houses causing injuries to 14
neighbours and passers-by (including two sons of Muhammad). Three persons died
on the spot while another expired on the way to hospital: Noor Muhammad (45),
his daughters Rani (19) and Firdous (14) and a 4/5-year old child Asad s/o
Ibrahim. 7.3.2004
Source:
"4 killed, 14 injured in fireworks explosion in central Punjab",
8.3.2004
http://www.pakistantimes.net/2004/03/08/metro.htm
Makwana. The owner of a fireworks factory was preparing
fireworks with the help of his family members and a dozen employees, including
children, when the material caught fire when one of the boys tried to light a
cigarette and exploded. The owner (33) and his aunt (47) were killed while nine
others, including five children, sustained injuries. 23.3.2004
Source:
"One
dead, five hurt Pakistan fireworks factory blast", 23.3.2004, http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/mar2004-daily/23-03-2004/main/update.shtml
"Fireworks
explosion leaves two dead", 24.3.2008, http://www.dawn.com/2004/03/24/local17.htm
Jinnah
Town near Harappa Station. Seven members of a family, including four women, were
killed when fire erupted in a fireworks manufacturing factory in a house. Five
others were injured, three of them seriously. 1.6.2004
Source:
"7 of a family die in fireworks blast", 2.6.2004, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=sto0ry_2-6-2004_pg7_8
Sialkot. Fourteen people were seriously burned in an explosion that took
place during the preparation of fireworks in a warehouse on Tharoh Mandi Road.
The warehouse was badly damaged. Doors and windows of neighbouring houses were
also damaged. 6.6.2004
Source: "Fourteen injured in fireworks explosion",
7.6.2004, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_7-6-2004_pg10_2
Faisalabad/eastern
Pakistan. An explosion at a small
fireworks factory set up in a family home in a residential area killed
four workers and injured three others.
All the dead and injured belonged to the same family.
The blast destroyed the workshop and
shattered windows in nearby houses.
13.6.2004
Source:
"Four
die in Pakistan factory explosion", 19.6.2004, http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/jun2004/lab-j19.shtml
"Fireworks
explosion kills 4 in Faisalabad", 16.6.2004, http://www.pakistantimes.net/2004/06/16/metro1.htm
Ahmed Nagar (Malkhanwala) in Faisalabad. A child of a fireworks
manufacturer threw a live match onto a heap of fireworks, which caught fire and
exploded, killing a man and three children and injuring two others on Monday.
14.6.2004
Source: "Fireworks blast leaves four dead",
15.6.2004, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_15-6-2004_pg7_8
Sheikhupura. A woman succumbed to her wounds at hospital on July 22, 2004,
after she was brought in on July 18, 2004, when explosive material went off at the
licensed fireworks manufacturing workshop in her husband's house. Her daughter
(10), was severely burned and died instantly while her husband and a neighbour
were also injured and were rushed to hospital.
Source: "Woman killed in firework explosion", 23.7.2004, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_23-7-2004_pg10_3
Haq town. A man had stocked fireworks at his home to celebrate
independence day. His children (14, 5, 6) were nearby when the fireworks
exploded, killing them instantly. 9.8.2004
Source:
"Fireworks explosion kills 3 children in Multan", 10.8.2004, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-8-2004_pg7_36
Mohallah Kashmir
Nagar in Jalalpur Jattan. The
owner of the house had set up a fireworks shop at his house and
had stocked a huge quantity of fireworks in his house. At about 3 a.m., the
roofs of three rooms blew up due to a fireworks explosion. The owner's wife, his
son and three relatives died on the
spot and six others, including the owner, were critically injured.
12.9.2004
Source:
"Five killed in cracker
blast", 13.9.2004, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_13-9-2004_pg7_4
Wazirabad.
Zahid Butt and Nadir Rafiq were preparing fireworks at their shop in Timber
Market. Suddenly the
material caught fire and all stock exploded blowing the roof of the shop. As a
result Zahid Butt died on the spot while Nadir Rafiq and a passer-by suffered
injuries; they are in a critical condition. The adjacent shops and buildings were also damaged due to the
explosion.
30.9.2004
Source:
"Fireworks explosion leaves boy dead", 1.10.2004,
http://www.dawn.com/2004/10/01/local40.htm
Haq
town. Abdul Hamid had stocked fireworks at
his home. His son Khalil Ahmed (14) and his daughters Nooran (5) and Yasmin (6)
were nearby when the fireworks exploded, killing them instantly.
8.10.2004
Source:
"Fireworks explosion kills 3 children in Multan", 10.8.2004, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-8-2004_pg7_36
Khipro
town. Young boys of the Hindu community were playing fireworks on Diwali when a
firecracker hit Vinod Kumar's (12) in the eye; as a result he lost his one eye.
13.11.2004
Source:
"Boy injured during Diwali celebrations", 14.11.2004, http://www.dawn.com/2004/11/14/local22.htm
Nowshera Virkan. A mother and
her three children (11, 6, 4) were killed and six others injured as fireworks
exploded in a room of her husband's house at Shamoon Chowk. 16.11.2004
Source: "Mother, three children die
as fireworks explode", 17.11.2004, http://www.dawn.com/2004/11/17/top11.htm
Rakh
Kikeranwali Village. A fireworks factory collapsed in an explosion
which damaged the adjacent buildings as well. No human loss, because the
explosion took place in the night.
People
have demanded of the district administration to get such units shifted from
residential areas.
26.11.2004
Source:
"Blast in fireworks factory", 28.11.2004,
http://www.dawn.com/2004/11/28/local23.htm
2003
Sialkot. Reports
say a container loaded with explosives for making firecrackers blew up at a
dry docks. A senior official at the dry port and warehousing depot near
Sialkot said the blast happened as customs officials opened and inspected
one of two containers full of goods imported from Dubai; the consignment was
declared as toys. The general manager of the port said a series of
explosions caused a much bigger blast in the other container full of
chemicals for making perfume.
Burning
debris from the blast set fire to a nearby school roof.
Unofficial estimates put the number of those killed as high as 25 and at
least 35 others to be injured, some critically. The force of the
blast had literally torn bodies apart.
4.2.2003
Source:
"Pakistan explosives blast 'kills 17'", 4.2.2003, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2724193.stm
