SUKKUR, June 21: An innocent boy was killed and seven others, including woman and children, were injured in a blast occurred at the shop of a junk dealer, in Rehmoon Wali area in Ghotki on Saturday.

Reports reaching here said that Mohammad Hussain, 7, son of Munawwar Hussain, was at his father’s shop. He was playing with junk and was hammering an old ghee-tin. Suddenly a huge explosion took place, as a result of which Mohammad Hussain died on the spot.

Seven others, including Atta Mohammad, Mai Maryam, Mohammad Ali, Bakhshoo, Mohammad Umer, Rukhsana and Shahida were injured in the blast.

They were shifted to Taluka Hhospital Ghotki and later Mai Maryam and Bakhshoo were referred to civil hospital in Sukkur in critical condition.

On contact, the SPO Ghotki Mohammad Hashim Memon said that the blast occurred when the child unknowingly hit with a hammer on the old tin can which contained a shell of rocket. It exploded and as a result the boy lost his life and seven others were injured.

He said that a case would be registered after an investigation.—Correspondent