At least three people including the mother and her two children were dead in a blast due to gas leakage in Rawalpindi on Friday.

According to the rescue sources the incident took place in Rawalpindi’s Mazharabad area due to gas leakage. The house turned into debris due to the intensity of the blast.

The rescue sources said that two children and their mother were burnt to death in the blast. The bodies were moved to the nearby hospital, while the identification of the deceased could not be ascertained.

Two persons were killed on the spot and five other sustained burn injuries. The bodies and injured were moved to the hospital.