Five family members killed in a hotel blast in Peshawar

Five members of a family were killed and two were injured in an explosion in a hotel in Peshawar on Thursday night, reported the Geo News. 

According to the cops, the family had come from Hangu to Peshawar for medical treatment and were staying at the hotel. The family included a man identified as Kamran, his wife, mother, two children and two of his brother’s sons.

Police and rescue workers evacuated people from the hotel as a fire broken out following the explosion. Additional Inspector General (AIG) police Shafqat Malik said an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the blast.

The blast occurred on the fourth floor of the hotel in room number 408.