(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) A huge blaze that had broken out after a banned militant outfit bombed three main gas pipelines in Rahim Yar Khan, east of Pakistan, has been brought under control, Pakistan's Geo News reported.
"In a major terror hit, Baloch Republican Army (BLA) blew up three major gas arteries late on Sunday night in Yousafabad area, which sparked so big a fire that it engulfed the populated area located nearby", officials sai
Initial reports said remote-controlled devices were used in the explosions which destroyed three out of the four pipelines within 30 minute
According to sources, the pipelines, carrying highly inflammable methane also called natural gas, burst into a massive ball of fire after the blast
"The blasts triggered an inferno that covered the nearby fields, while Basti Afzal Hamid Khumbara was evacuated immediately", the sources adde
The rescue sources said a woman was killed in the blaze while many head of cattle were also injure
Considering the massive scale of fire, the city administration declared emergency, under which hundreds of residents of many nearby small towns were evacuated as a safety measur
According to District Police Officer (DPO) Sohail Zafar Chattha, the miscreants targeted the main gas pipelines with planted explosive
The outlawed Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the explosions at the point supplying gas to Punjab from Sui, Qadirpur Sawan, Pir Koh and Loti gas fields. The attack has reduced gas supply to the system by 700 million cubic metres and it is currently receiving 400 million cubic metres gas only
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