Five persons, including two girls, were injured due to a gas cylinder leakage blast in the house of Hassan Noor, situated in Khattak Colony, Bana Marri on Saturday morning.

According to an official of the Rescue 1122, a gas cylinder leakage blast occurred suddenly, injuring five persons of the family including 70-year old Aslam Noor, 16-year old Usman, 12-year-old Daniyal, 17-year-old Malayka and seven-years old Inshal.

Soon after the blast, the people of the area rushed to the spot and started relief operation by removing the injured from the house and shifted them to the Lady Reading Hospital through Rescue 1122 and Edhi ambulances.

The injured were later referred to Burn Hospital Wah Cantt.