MULTAN: At least three people, including two children, were killed and 25injured on Friday in an explosion at a hotel located in the Gulshan Marketarea of the city.
CPO Munir Masood said that the nature of the explosion was still beingascertained. However, those present at the location spoke to media and saidthat it was probably a cylinder explosion.
Windows of nearby buildings and cars were shattered as a result of theexplosion. The roof of a nearby building also collapsed due to theexplosion. There are reports of some people still trapped in the building.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the area and started rescuing people fromunder the debris. The injured have been shifted to a hospital for treatment.