At least seven people have been killed and many injured in a blast at a gas station in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad, officials say.
It is not yet clear if the blast was an accident or the result of a militant attack.
Television footage showed extensive damage in the area, with buildings collapsed and burnt-out vehicles.
Officials said casualties could rise as some people were still trapped in the debris.
Some unconfirmed reports said the explosion took place near the offices of Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI.
“We heard the explosion from the gas station, the earth moved as in an earthquake, and there was thick smoke all around,” a security guard at the office of Pakistan International Airlines said.
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