Two workers who sustained severe burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at a restaurant in Kamalpokhari on Thursday morning have died.

According to Superintendent of Police Apilraj Bohara, spokesperson for the Kathmandu District Police Range, 18-year-old Robin Rai from Hetauda died late last night, while 25-year-old Bhim Bahadur Ghale from Udayapur succumbed to the injuries this morning at the Nepal Cleft and Burn Centre in Kirtipur.

Others injured in the explosion are receiving treatment at the same hospital.