FAISALABAD/ISLAMABAD: In a tragic incident in Batala Colony, Faisalabad, two children lost their lives and seven others were injured when a laptop suddenly exploded.
The victims, identified as 6-year-old Dua Fatima and 9-year-old Talha, succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.
According to the police, the laptop was in use when it burst into flames, causing a fire that quickly spread through the house.
Rescue teams promptly responded to the emergency call and transported the injured to a nearby hospital. Three of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.
Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, expressed her condolences to the bereaved families and instructed authorities to provide the best possible medical care to the injured.
She emphasized that top-notch medical facilities should be made available for the treatment of those affected by the incident.
Hajj pilgrims died due to heat wave
Meanwhile, at least 577 Hajj pilgrims died in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia due to the country’s soaring heat wave in recent days.
The figure, which comes from the hospital morgue in Makkah’s Al Muaisem neighborhood, indicates that at least 550 pilgrims succumbed to the intense heat during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
However, reports from multiple countries have brought the total death toll to 577.
Two Arab diplomats, coordinating their countries’ responses, revealed that 323 of the deceased pilgrims were Egyptians, most of whom died from heat-related illnesses.
“All of them (the Egyptians) died because of heat,” one diplomat said, except for one individual who sustained fatal injuries in a minor crowd crush, according to media reports.
The diplomats also reported that at least 60 Jordanians died, adding to the official tally of 41 provided earlier on Tuesday by Amman.
A Saudi study published last month noted that the Hajj pilgrimage is increasingly affected by climate change, with temperatures in the area rising by 0.4°C each decade.
On Monday, temperatures reached 51.8°C at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, according to the Saudi national meteorology center.
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