MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): A child was killed and seven people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Chak district of central Maidan Wardak province.
Police spokesman Mohammad Yousuf Asrar told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Arab Dara of Bedari village last night and that the injured included women.
He said local resident and security forces evacuated the injured people to Chak district health center and then transferred them to Kabul for treatment.
The injured individuals are in critical condition, the police spokesman added.
According to Asrar, the incident occurred due to carelessness.
Earlier, several gas cylinder explosions had caused casualties in different provinces of the country.
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