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At least 12 workers killed and dozens left trapped on burning ship after huge explosion rips through Pakistan oil tanker

The blast triggered a massive fire that engulfed the area, leaving hundreds trapped inside the yard

AT least 12 people have died and 200 are trapped after a massive oil tanker exploded in Pakistan.

The blast triggered a massive fire that engulfed the area, leaving hundreds trapped inside the ship-breaking yard.

Bystanders gather around the wreckage of a burning ship after a gas cylinder explosion near Karachi, Pakistan
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Bystanders gather around the wreckage of a burning ship after a gas cylinder explosion near Karachi, PakistanCredit: Getty Images
A Pakistani man takes pictures in front of a burning ship after a gas cylinder explosion at the Gadani shipbreaking yard
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A Pakistani man takes pictures in front of a burning ship after a gas cylinder explosion at the Gadani shipbreaking yardCredit: Getty Images
Pakistani firefighters use a hose as they attempt to extinguish a fire on the burnt ship
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Pakistani firefighters use a hose as they attempt to extinguish a fire on the burnt shipCredit: Getty Images

Unconfirmed reports claim up to 10 people could have been killed by the explosion.

Around 58 of those trapped inside are thought have been injured, with many suffering serious burns.

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At least 12 people have been killed and more than 200 people are trapped after an explosion at an oil yardCredit: Facebook
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The blast triggered a massive fire that engulfed the area, leaving hundreds trapped inside the ship-breaking yardCredit: Facebook
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It is thought more than 30 people suffered serious burns after the oil explodedCredit: Samaa.tv

 

“Over 200 workers are trapped inside the shipbreaking yard engulfed by flames,” Deputy General Secretary of the National Trade Union Federation Nasir Mansoor said.

It is thought the fire broke out in a dismantled oil tanker stationed in the yard, according to DawnNews.

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Eight explosions went off inside the tanker while workers were carrying out gas wielding work.

More explosions are feared as the fire continues to engulf the yard.

Firefighters are working to extinguish the fire - but only one fire engine is thought to be at the scene.

The location is the world's third-largest ship-breaking yard and is located across a 10km beachfront in Gadani, about 50km northwest of Karachi.

Rescue teams rushed from Karachi and nearby Balochistan to take the injured to hospital.

An average of 100 ships is torn down in Gadani every year producing around one million tons of steel sold mostly domestically to the construction sector in Pakistan.

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