ISLAMABAD: The explosives department has concluded its initial
investigation report of the explosion and ensuing fire in a passenger
bus on Tuesday.
According to the media reports, the cause of
the explosion was not due to the gas cylinder bursting nor was it due
to explosives. The reason was leakage from one of the gas cylinders.
The
Chief inspector of the explosives department, Haroon Rehman said that
after evaluating the passenger van and its gas cylinder and kit it was
found out that the explosion could have resulted from gas accumulation
due to leakage.
He added that the leak could have been near the silencer of the bus and due to short circuiting an explosion took place. Online
