5 people killed in explosion at hotel in northwest Pakistan
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say an explosion at a hotel has killed five people from one family and wounded two other people in northwest Pakistan.
Peshawar city police chief Qazi Jamilur Rehman said a fire followed the explosion Friday morning but was extinguished by firefighters.
Guests were evacuated from the hotel in the Bilal Town neighborhood.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The explosion and fire occurred on the fourth floor of the hotel. Rehman said authorities are still trying to determine the nature of blast but a gas leak appears to have caused it.
Rehman said investigation of the explosion was continuing.