Death toll in Pak oil tanker fire rises to 218
6 July 2017 10:21 PM IST
With the death of 12 more people, the toll in Pakistan's oil tanker inferno rose to 218, making it one of the worst fire accidents in the country, officials said on Thursday. The patients succumbed to their injuries in Lahore and Multan hospitals during the last a couple of days. "The death toll in the oil tanker inferno has risen to 218 as 12 more patients succumbed to their injuries during in the last couple of days in Lahore and Multan hospitals," Punjab government (Accidents and Emergencies) Director Dr Ammir Bokhari said, adding that the toll may rise further.
]The condition of 49 patients, including 21 in Bhawalpur, 14 in Multan and six in Lahore, was said to be very critical, he said. Meanwhile, the burn units in Punjab are facing a shortage of doctors and other staff. There is a shortage of senior doctors in the plastic surgery and anesthesia departments where doctors have not been posted against the sanctioned posts for years.
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