A blast has been reported in house located in Lahores’s Johar Town on Wednesday (today).

The nearby houses have also severely effected, the glass windows of nearby houses and buildings have been shattered. It is believed that the explosion occurred due to a fault in gas pipeline.

The rescue teams and police officials have reached to Johar Town.

According to the sources, 16 people have been injured so far and are shifted to the Jinnah hospital.

The Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mahmood Dogar confirmed that two people died in the explosion .

While speaking to the media, he said the cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.

An eyewitness revealed that the blast didn’t occur inside any house, an unknown bike was parked out side the house which got exploded.