2 DIE IN EXPLOSION AT CRACKER UNIT

FARIDKOT: Two people died in a blast in an illegal cracker factory at Kotkapura on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Tara Singh, 50, owner of the establishment, and Sandeep Singh, 13. Tara of Prem Nagar, Kotkapura, was involved in making crackers illegally and supplying them for marriage parties and other functions. The fire crackers kept at his house caught fire at 9:30pm on Friday. The explosion was so strong that the roof of the room shattered. The injured were hospitalised, but died of their injuries on Saturday.