Following the blast, lawyers and court staff evacuated the building and moved to open areas outside. Lawyers and staff of supreme court were highly terrified with this situation which jolted the entire structure of the supreme court building. Everyone seeing running outside the building in haphazard.
Islamabad Inspector General Ali Nasir Rizvi has said that a gas explosion occurred in the Supreme Court canteen at 10:55am. He confirmed that 12 people were injured, including three admitted to PIMS Hospital and nine to Polyclinic.
“The condition of two individuals is critical,” the IG stated. He added that there had been a gas leak in the canteen for several days, and that the explosion occurred while an air conditioner was being repaired.
“Experts have also confirmed that it was a gas explosion,” the IG said. He further noted that the AC technicians sustained the most serious injuries, with one technician suffering burns on 80 per cent of his body.