Srinagar: A blast occurred at Ganai Mohalla inside a joint compound of residential premises in Anchar area of Soura in Srinagar district, a police release said on Monday.

"In Anchar area of Soura in Srinagar district, a blast occurred at Ganai Mohalla inside a joint compound of residential premises belonging to Farooq Ahmad Mir and Abdul Rashid Mir when few children were playing inside the compound," the release stated.