The death toll from the massive boiler explosion in Faisalabad has risen to 16, as rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble, Commissioner Raja Jahangir Anwar said on Friday.

Axar.az informs, citing Geo, at least seven others injured in the blast are receiving treatment at local hospitals.

The explosion occurred early Friday morning at a glue-manufacturing factory in Faisalabad’s Malikpur area, collapsing the building and causing extensive damage to nearby structures.

The Faislabad commissioner said that the boiler exploded due to suspected gas leakage, as per initial report. He said that the lives lost in the blast were mostly the residents of houses present around the factory.