Chandigarh, Aug. 23 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased in the Hoshiarpur LPG tanker explosion.

CM Mann paid condolences to the families of the two people killed in the mishap and announced free-of-cost treatment for the people injured.

Sharing an X post, the Chief Minister wrote, "A major accident occurred late at night in the village of Mandiala in Hoshiarpur district due to the explosion of an LPG gas-filled tanker. It has been reported that some people tragically lost their lives in this incident, and several others are said to be injured."

"We pray to the Almighty for the eternal peace of the departed souls and the speedy recovery of the i...