CM Murad pledges Rs2m after Tharparkar ambulance tragedy

Syed Murad Ali Shah also ordered a Health Department probe into the Nagarparkar blaze that killed nine and hurt four, and sent an assembly member to oversee relief on the ground.

Syed Murad Ali Shah pledged Rs2 million to relatives of every person killed in the Tharparkar ambulance tragedy.

Officials said a fire began in an ambulance at Dano Dhandhal, Nagarparkar, while an oxygen tank was being replaced; nine died and four were hurt.

Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah was told to run an open Health Department inquiry and submit written findings.

Assembly member Qasim Soomro was sent to Nagarparkar to supervise aid; a Sindh-wide check of ambulance oxygen safety was ordered.

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