A woman died and six others sustained wounds when room of a house suddenly caved in a powerful explosion due to gas leakage in Mingora City here on Tuesday. According to police, the incident took place at Makan Bagh where a dilapidated room of a house owned by Zahir Khan suddenly caved in due to blast apparently due to gas leakage.

As a result, Wara Bibi died instantly while four women and two children sustained injuries. The injured were rushed to Saidu Sharif hospital for treatment. The local people and police rushed to the spot and started relief operation.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2012