Three individuals have died while three remain in intensive care after suspected food poisoning in Hasilpur tehsil of Bahwalpur. Health authorities have launched urgent investigations after the medical emergency.
The incident unfolded within Gareeb Mohalla at Gulzar Chowk in Hasilpur where six individuals including four teenagers and two adults belonging to two separate families residing on the same residential street fell severely ill.
Emergency medical teams rushed the victims to the Tehsil Headquarter Hospital before doctors transferred the critically unstable patients to Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital.
Hospital administration confirmed that three young victims succumbed to the sudden illness including two siblings- 16-year-old Manahil and 20-year-old Abdul Moeez- alongside 13-year-old Abeeha from the neighboring house.
Meanwhile, three others, identified as 16-year-old Amna, 22-year-old Shoaib Gill and 16-year-old Laiba, remained under intensive medical care at the Bahawalpur health facility.
It is reported that the victims had home cooked boiled-rice after which their condition deteriorated.
District administration officials arrived at the location following the alarming reports. Sanitation and public health teams collected drinking water and food samples from the affected homes to determine the exact cause of contamination.
Local law enforcement cordoned off the street as medical experts continued forensic evaluations to ascertain whether chemical agents or spoiled ingredients triggered the fatal outbreak.
