卡拉奇的煤气爆炸造成16人死亡,13人受伤,斋月期间一座住宅楼倒塌。 A gas explosion in Karachi killed 16 and injured 13, collapsing a residential building during Ramadan.

2026年2月19日, 巴基斯坦卡拉奇发生煤气爆炸, 造成至少16人死亡, 包括妇女和儿童, 另有13人受伤, A gas explosion on February 19, 2026, in Karachi, Pakistan, killed at least 16 people, including women and children, and injured 13 others when it triggered the partial collapse of a three-story residential building in the densely populated Soldier Bazaar neighborhood. 这起爆炸发生在斋月期间凌晨4时15分左右,因为居民准备了黎明前的餐。 The blast occurred around 4:15 a.m. during Ramadan, as residents prepared the pre-dawn sehri meal. 官员怀疑一个气瓶漏气造成爆炸,尽管正调查确切原因。 Officials suspect a gas leak from a cylinder caused the explosion, though the exact cause is under investigation. 救援小组使用重型机械在瓦砾中搜寻,一些受害者仍然被困。 Rescue teams used heavy machinery to search through rubble, with some victims still trapped. 事件突出表明,人们一直担心在卡拉奇这个人口超过2 000万的城市不安全的建筑、老化的基础设施以及建筑法规执行不力。 The incident highlights ongoing concerns over unsafe construction, aging infrastructure, and weak enforcement of building codes in Karachi, a city of over 20 million people. 这一悲剧是在2024年7月类似的建筑物倒塌之后发生的,造成27人死亡,当局先前已查明该市数百个危险建筑。 This tragedy follows a similar building collapse in July 2024 that killed 27 people, and authorities have previously identified hundreds of dangerous structures in the city.