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The blast may have been caused by excessive gas in a toilet in the Shershah area, police say.
A powerful gas explosion on toilets in the city of Karachi in southern Pakistan has killed at least 12 people and injured several others.
Senior police officer Sarafar Nawaz Shaikh later said two of the injured died at the hospital leaving 12 people dead.
Sohail Jokhio police spokesman said the blast may have been caused by excessive gas in a toilet at the bottom of a bank building near the town of Shershah.
Windows were smashed into nearby homes, when the explosion destroyed several cars parked nearby and dumped garbage at a gas station on the other side of the house.
Jokhio said it was not immediately clear what caused the gas, but a team of experts from the bombers was called in to investigate.
“Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the explosion & the necessary assistance is being provided to the injured,” Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab said in a Twitter post.
Another witness, Mohammad Sameer, said he had been in a crowded bank account before the incident but left just before the explosion.
He also said he rushed to the collapsed bank to rescue the victims. “I thank God I have left this place or I would have been one of the people involved,” he said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan took to the Internet to offer condolences and “heartfelt prayers” to those affected by the couple.
My heartfelt prayers and condolences go out to all the families affected by the twin explosions at Sher Shah Paracha Chowk, Karachi. I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of our MNA Alamgir Khan father, who was also killed in the blast. May Allah give him the strength to endure this loss
Imran Khan (mImranKhanPTI) December 18, 2021
Many dirt roads in Karachi have been closed, mostly illegally, by building concrete houses on top of them.
Mukhtar Abro, a local superintendent, said construction work without a toilet on the site was announced and evacuated.
Karachi, which controls 60 percent of Pakistan’s economy, has been enduring long-standing, poorly managed infrastructure and urban sprawl.
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