KARACHl: A labourer was killed and another injured in a boiler explosion inside a private chemical company in Port Qasim on Wednesday, police and rescue services officials said.

They added that workers were busy with some welding work when the boiler exploded. As a result, two labourers sustained burn wounds and were taken to a nearby charity hospital, where Mohammed Sohail, 35, was pronounced dead on arrival.

The officials said that Waheed, 45, was admitted for treatment. -Staff Reporter