Dhaka: Two men were killed and two others injured as a gas cylinder exploded at Sheikhdi Battola in Jatrabari in Dhaka on Sunday morning.

The identities of the deceased are yet to be known.

The Jatrabari Police Officer-in-charge Anisur Rahman said the accident took place when a gas cylinder went off with a big bang at a house in the area around 11:00am, leaving two men dead on the spot and two others injured.

The injured were taken to hospital, the OC added.