A gas cylinder explosion in a tanker manufacturing workshop in Ghazni City, the capital of Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, left three workers dead, according to local police.

The incident occurred in the Balkh Darwazi area, where the workers were welding inside a tanker when the blast took place. All three workers were killed instantly, according to a statement from the Ghazni Police Headquarters.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion as the community mourns the tragic loss of life in the city’s industrial sector. (ILKHA)