Saturday, June 28, 2025
Home News Gas leak kills five in Karachi Port

Gas leak kills five in Karachi Port

Unconfirmed reports suggest that a chemical gas leak from a container in Karachi Port led to five deaths with many injured on 16 February 2020. The source of the leak and the type of gas are not known at the time of publication.

Three women and two men are reportedly dead, while the hospitals in the region were overwhelmed with injured people, who faced severe breathing problems.

Container News understands that police have warned there may be more leaking boxes and have launched a search of the East and West Wharf areas, according to the same reports.

Container News has contacted the Port of Karachi, but there had been no response at the time of writing.





Latest Posts

We asked AI: When containers become pools

We asked AI what a container might look like if it was trasformed into a pool. The result? Long steel containers, many of them stacked,...

Transpacific crash may normalise charter market

Containership charter rates, which have defied the freight slump for some time, could be peaking, as some small ships chartered by opportunistic operators for...

Shipping alliances carriers and MSC control over 80% of market

As the container shipping industry continues its transformation, strategic cooperation among carriers remains a key force shaping global trade. According to updated Alphaliner data,...

Konecranes delivers crane package for BAE Systems’ in Scotland

Konecranes has completed a turnkey crane project for BAE Systems’ brand-new shipbuilding hall in Govan, Scotland. The installation, finished in June 2025, includes two electric...

Kalmar launches digital tool to streamline equipment inspections

Kalmar has introduced Inspector, a new digital application designed to streamline daily inspections of material handling equipment. Inspector enhances the efficiency of routine equipment checks...
error: Content is protected !!