KOTLY (Dunya News) – At least three people were killed and four others sustained injuries in an explosion at a scrap shop in Kotly, Azad Kashmir, on Sunday, Dunya News reported.
According details, the blast occurred inside a scrap shop located on the Tata Pani Bypass Road. The preliminary investigation showed that the explosive material in the scrap items caused the blast.
Rescue teams and a heavy contingent of security forces personnel reached the scene immediately and shifted the dead bodies and injured to a nearby hospital. An emergency has been declared at the hospital
The hospital sources informed that the death toll may rise further as all of the injured were in critical condition.