Seven members of a family including a woman and a child were killed in Namak Mandi area of Peshawar when the roof of a house collapsed on Wednesday.

According to sources, a gas cylinder exploded in the two floored house that caused the roof collapse and killed seven people of a family.

People of the area pulled out the dead bodies of a women and two child later seven bodies were recovered from the rubble.

The deaths bodies identified as Nazar Muhammad, wife of Nazar Muhammad, Aiman, Waqar asim and maryam.

While the rescue 1122 recovered four children and a woman safely.

The injured were shifted to the Lady riding hospital.