Islamabad: Cylinder blast in wedding house leaves eight dead, 11 hurt

Islamabad: At least eight people, including a newlywed couple, were killed and 11 others injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a wedding house in Pakistan’s federal capital, Islamabad, in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.

The blast occurred around 2:00 am inside a residential building in the G-7/2 sector, where a wedding ceremony was taking place. The powerful explosion caused panic in the area and damaged nearby houses.

All 19 people trapped under the rubble were rescued during the operation.

Rescue officials said at least four houses in the surrounding area sustained damage due to the explosion.