Gas cylinder explosion reported in Islamabad’s National University of Modern Languages: media reports

A gas cylinder reportedly exploded in Islamabad’s National University of Modern Languages (Numl) on Tuesday, according to local media.

Visuals from the varsity showed panicked students evacuating the campus as emergency and rescue personnel tried to extinguish the blaze in one of the rooms on the premises.

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