Jorhat, March 29 -- An explosion in a residential area of Assam's Jorhat district killed two people, including a child, and injured several others, with eyewitnesses saying the blast did not appear to be caused by a cylinder.

On Saturday, an eyewitness told ANI that, "At around 4- 4.30 PM, I heard a loud noise... Someone said that a cylinder burst... No cylinder was found here. It was definitely some explosive material. There was a person of around 45 years of age, Noor Mohammad, his son has died, his daughter and a neighbour are injured."

The disaster has triggered widespread panic across the locality.

Further, the initial reports had stated that a man identified as Noor Mohammad had died on the spot after the blast. The explosion had...