PESHAWAR: At least eight people, including a woman and a young girl, were killed in a gas pipeline explosion at an industrial estate in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, a Rescue 1122 official said.The incident took place in Hattar Industrial Estate area of ​​Haripur district.According to Rescue 1122 sources, the explosion occurred near a grinding mill along the Grand Trunk Road, where a powerful explosion in the gas pipeline caused a massive fire.It also set a nearby house on fire, intensifying the damage and complicating rescue efforts.Haripur district police officer said at least four women and six children have been rescued so far, even as the fire continued to spread rapidly.Many women and children have sustained severe burn injuries and emergency teams are continuing rescue operations to control the fire.Haripur Deputy Commissioner Wasim Ahmed said the deaths appeared to be mainly due to suffocation.