Mohail, Aug. 6 -- Two people lost their lives and three others sustained injuries in an explosion at a firecracker and oxygen cylinder manufacturing unit in Punjab's SAS Nagar district on Wednesday morning, officials said.

Speaking to ANI, Mohali Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Damandeep Kaur stated that the explosion, which occurred around 9 AM, was initially caused by the blast of a single oxygen cylinder.

"This morning, we received information about an oxygen cylinder explosion, and on reaching the spot, we found that two people were casualties and some were injured. The injured have been sent to the hospital and the bodies are being taken for post-mortem," she said.

SDM Kaur added, "The explosion was very powerful, where one oxygen...