Seven people sustained burn injuries after a passenger van caught fire on Jaranwala Road near Central Jail, in the jurisdiction of Saddar Police Station.
According to Rescue 1122, the van, traveling from Jaranwala to Faisalabad, caught fire due to a short circuit. Rescue teams rushed to the scene and brought the fire under control.
Of the seven injured passengers, one received on-site first aid, while the remaining six were shifted to the burn unit of Allied Hospital-I due to the severity of their injuries.
The injured include 50-year-old Sajida Bibi, 55-year-old Akram, 17-year-old Noor Fatima, 27-year-old Salman, 45-year-old Asif, 75-year-old Yousaf, and 42-year-old Taj Muhammad. Police also reached the scene and launched an investigation to determine further details of the incident.