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        "id": 2061821,
        "msgid": "oxygen-cylinder-explodes-inside-ambulance-killing-10-including-patient-1793289143",
        "date": "2026-10-29 22:00:00",
        "title": "Oxygen Cylinder Explodes Inside Ambulance, Killing 10, Including Patient",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "An oxygen cylinder exploded inside a parked ambulance at a government health facility in Pakistan\u2019s Sindh province, killing at least 10 people, including medical staff, a patient and relatives. President Asif Ali Zardari called for a swift, transparent investigation and tighter safety standards, as the incident adds to a series of deadly accidents at the country\u2019s health facilities.",
        "content": "<p>At least 10 people were killed after an oxygen cylinder exploded\ninside an ambulance parked at a government-run health facility in\nsouthern Pakistan on Thursday (29 October 2026). The victims included\nmedical staff, a patient and patients\u2019 relatives, according to police\nand hospital officials on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>District Police Chief Arif Aziz said the explosion occurred at night\nin Tharparkar District, Sindh Province.<\/p>\n<p>Local police official Khalil Abro said several patients were being\ntransferred to another hospital when the blast happened. One of those\nkilled was a patient.<\/p>\n<p>Photos and videos circulating on social media and shown on television\ndepicted the ambulance engulfed in flames, with one of its doors open.\nOther images showed the vehicle\u2019s charred frame outside a building, with\npeople gathered nearby.<\/p>\n<p>According to AP and local media, Pakistan\u2019s President Asif Ali\nZardari expressed condolences over the deaths. In a statement from his\noffice, he called for a swift and transparent investigation to establish\nthe cause of the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Zardari also urged the authorities to tighten safety standards to\nprevent a similar incident from happening again. He offered his\ncondolences to the victims\u2019 families and wished those injured a speedy\nrecovery.<\/p>\n<p>The incident adds to the record of fatal accidents at health\nfacilities in Pakistan. In August, a fire sparked by an air-conditioning\nunit explosion killed 14 newborn babies in the neonatal ward of the\nPakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>The only baby rescued from the room later died several weeks\nafterwards, bringing the death toll in that incident to 15.<\/p>",
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