Two children die, another injured in gas cylinder blast in Sopore

Srinagar, July 29: At least two people died and a third was injured after a gas cylinder blast occurred in the Sher Colony area of north Kashmir's Sopore, officials said.

An official told the news agency Kashmir Scroll (KS) that the two deceased teenagers were identified as Nazir Ahmad Nadur and Azim Ashraf Mir, both residents of Sher Colony, Sopore. The injured individual was identified as Adil Rashid Bhat.

He added that all three were shifted to the hospital, where the condition of the third person is said to be critical.

Meanwhile, the police have initiated an investigation.