Facebook 'safety check' feature activated following Quetta blast

QUETTA: Facebook on Monday activated ?safety check? following the massive explosion in Quetta that claimed around 53 lives and injured 56.

The social media feature acts as a tool to notify connected contacts that people in a certain calamity-hit or dangerous area are safe.

The feature was launched in October 2014. Mark Zuckerberg had announced the launch of the feature saying that it was launched in wake of an earthquake in Japan.