CHANDIGARH: Two people were killed and 11 injured in a firecracker explosion during a
religious procession in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Saturday, police said.
During the '
nagar kirtan' (religious procession) near Pahu village in Tarn Taran, crackers were being burst by people.
The explosion took place when sparks from the crackers landed on a tractor-trolley where the fireworks were stacked, they said.
"Two people were killed and 11 injured in the explosion," Tarn Taran senior superintendent of police (SSP) Dhruv Dahiya said.