ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed and four others injured when an oxygen cylinder exploded inside an ambulance in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Wednesday night, police said.
The explosion occurred in an ambulance in Nagarparkar city of Tharparkar district, according to police.
The injured were shifted to Karachi after receiving initial medical treatment, while the bodies were transferred to a local hospital for identification, officials said.
The ambulance was parked at a health facility at the time of the explosion, according to local media.
Police said specialist teams from Mirpurkhas and Karachi had been called in to examine the evidence and determine the cause of the explosion. ■
