PESHAWAR: At least eight persons were injured in a blast on second floor of Nasir Mohmand Surgical hospital at Sheikhabad area on Wednesday, police said.

The doctors and paramedical staff were busy in attending patients on second floor when a gas cylinder exploded, injuring eight people including three children.

The injured were rushed to Lady Reading Hospital.

The hospital's electric transformer and nearby shops caught fire. The fire-brigade staff rushed to the area and extinguished it. The flames were seen from long distance. Police cordoned off the area and started the search operation.