At least six persons were injured in a blast in Shafi Hotel Committee Chowk here on Thursday. Experts and eyewitnesses said the blast took place due to gas leakage. Injured were rushed to Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) and other local hospitals.
They have been identified as Mudassar, Fayyaz, Bilal Hassan, Shahid, Ihsan and Rauf. An injured person was also rushed to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Islamabad in critical condition.
Police and fire brigade rushed the place of blast and supervised rescue operation.
Ruling out any sabotage, the Police termed the blast as accidental.