Accidental truck blast kills 18 in Pakistan

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International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat. — AP File photo

KARACHI, June 28(AP): A truck carrying chemicals accidentally exploded Monday in southern Pakistan after pressure built up in its storage tank, killing 18 people and wounding 40, the police said.
Hundreds of people rushed to the truck depot in Hyderabad city to search through the rubble of destroyed shops for dead and wounded, local television footage showed.
Authorities ruled out terrorism and determined the blast occurred from a pressure build-up, said Mohammad Ali Baloch, the senior police official in Hyderabad.