"It was just an accident caused by short-circuiting and nothing else," -- Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed
"We haven't found any evidence that would suggest that it was an act of sabotage. The evidence indicates the blast was caused by short-circuiting. At the moment we rule out the possibility of any act of terrorism." -- Brigadier Javed Cheema (Interior Ministry National Crisis Management Unit), to AFP
[Cause could have been an "air vacuum"] "If your room is virtually airtight, even if one electricity bulb bursts, it produces a big sound. These buildings are under high pressure so hence the bang was created." -- Brigadier Cheema (to BBC?)
Martians! Yeah, that's it, musta been Martians. Either that, or flatulence. Those airtight rooms and spicy food, y'know. Really hazardous!