According to the police, the deceased—who were identified as Ibrahim, Faryal, Zainab, Samia, and Nusrat—belonged to the same family.
According to authorities, seven persons were hurt in the explosion and sent to Mayo Hospital. They noted that two of them were described as critical.
A rickshaw was also struck, and the windowpanes of surrounding homes and businesses were damaged.
According to the police, there was damage to the ground floor of the three-story house that housed the cylinder shop. It was not immediately possible to determine the extent of the damage.
