Amritsar, Oct. 23 -- A 19-year-old youth was killed and his six family members, including two women, were injured in a blast at Dharmabad village, falling in the Dera Baba Nanak sub-division of Gurdaspur district, on Tuesday night.

The explosion allegedly took place while young members of the family were preparing firecrackers on their own at home, said police.

The deceased was identified as Manpreet Singh, who succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Amritsar on Wednesday. His brother Lovepreet Singh is also in a critical condition. The injured included two sons-in-law of the family.

All the injured persons were admitted to different hospitals in Amritsar. Among them, one lost his eyesight, another both arms and the third suffered serio...