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Lethal gas emanating from Chinese container carrier kills 8 at Karachi port area

KARACHI:  Two women and four men and a child died while some 80 people fell unconscious when they inhaled the mysterious  lethal gas that emanated from containers loaded on a  Chinese  ship docked at the port 2 km away from the Jackson residential area.

According to sources the gas that dispersed is used to preserve peas. Authorities have stated that there was no suspicion of sabotage. People reportedly were having breathing problems and thus were taken to the medical facilities.

However, none of the victims were taken to any government hospital hence yet the cause of death is a mystery. Meanwhile, Pakistan Navy’s Biological and Chemical Damage Control Team is attempting to figure out the source of mysterious gas leakage. 

Chairman KPT Rear Admiral Jamil Akhtar stated: “We have completely inspected the area under the KPT’s jurisdiction including the terminals and berths, no evidence of a gas leak was found.”

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.