Death Toll in Southern Pakistan Sewer Gas Blast Jumps to 17

Death Toll in Southern Pakistan Sewer Gas Blast Jumps to 17
Pakistani security personnel and rescuers inspect the scene of a gas explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, on Dec. 18, 2021. Fareed Khan/AP Photo
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KARACHI, Pakistan—The death toll from a sewer gas blast in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi jumped to 17 as some critically injured people died overnight and Sunday, police said.

Initially, 12 people were reported dead and 11 others injured in Saturday’s gas explosion in a sewage system in the commercial hub of Pakistan Saturday.