Firefighters were called to the house at about 4:15 p.m. According to the police, all victims were in the home when the blast occurred.
Three of the injured managed to get out of the ruins by themselves, whereas the others had been trapped inside the toppled building and were extricated just as the rescue team arrived. One of the victims was a 10-year old boy, all of them were taken to hospital.
The local authorities initiated investigation, the cause of the explosion was not immediately known.