A man was killed and four others injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a scrap shop in Boro Kumira Majar Gate area of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Arman,30, a van driver hailing from Cumilla.
Police said the explosion occurred at the scrap shop owned by Kamal Uddin around 12 pm, leaving Arman, who was near the shop, dead on the spot.
Kamal Uddin and three other people sustained injuries.
Two of the injured were admitted to Sitakunda Upazila Health Complex while the other two to Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
Officer-in-Charge of Sitakunda Police Station Moinul Islam said police are investigating the cause of the explosion.