At least 25 persons, including many women and children, were killed and several injured when multiple gas explosions ripped through a building housing an ice cream factory in eastern Pakistan city of Lahore today. Emergency crews rushed to the scene and were sifting through the rubble of the three-storey building to free trapped survivors, raising apprehension that the death toll could rise, the police said. Residents said some 40 persons lived in the apartment. Quoting doctors, reports from Lahore said 25 persons were killed in the collapse, while the state-run PTV reported that 11 persons were confirmed dead and several still feared trapped inside.