<p>Two boys were killed and nine people injured in a firecracker explosion during a religious procession in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Saturday, police said.</p>.<p>The explosion took place around 4:30 pm when sparks from crackers being burst by people during the 'nagar kirtan' (religious procession) near Pahuwind village landed on a tractor-trolley where the fireworks were stacked, they said.</p>.<p>"Two people have died in the incident," Tarn Taran Senior Superintendent of Police Dhruv Dahiya told PTI over phone.</p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Manpreet Singh (17) and Gurpreet Singh (12), the police said, adding that the injured were in the age group of 18-20.</p>.<p>In Chandigarh, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered a magisterial probe into the incident and also announced an ex-gratia grant of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the deceased and free treatment to the injured admitted in the local civil hospital and the Guru Nanak Dev Charitable Hospital.</p>.<p>The police said the explosion took place when some youngsters were bursting crackers near the Daleke Mor, Palasaur.</p>.<p>"During the nagar kirtan, youths were bursting crackers as part of celebratory fireworks. As they were doing so, the sparks fell on the tractor trolley which was carrying explosive material -- potash and sulphur and firecrackers -- that led to an explosion," Dahiya said.</p>.<p>The tractor trolley was reduced to a mangled piece of metal due to the impact of the explosion.</p>.<p>The SSP said the religious procession was going from Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh in Pahuwind village to Gurdwara Tahli Sahib in Chattiwind.</p>.<p>The CM also directed the deputy commissioner of Tarn Taran to ensure that the injured get the best possible treatment.</p>.<p>In a statement issued in Chandigarh, Singh also directed the civil and police administration of Tarn Taran district to extend all possible help to the families of the victims.</p>.<p>The SSP of Tarn Taran has been asked to carry out post-mortem proceedings expeditiously so that the bodies could be handed over to their families without delay, the statement said.</p>
<p>Two boys were killed and nine people injured in a firecracker explosion during a religious procession in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Saturday, police said.</p>.<p>The explosion took place around 4:30 pm when sparks from crackers being burst by people during the 'nagar kirtan' (religious procession) near Pahuwind village landed on a tractor-trolley where the fireworks were stacked, they said.</p>.<p>"Two people have died in the incident," Tarn Taran Senior Superintendent of Police Dhruv Dahiya told PTI over phone.</p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Manpreet Singh (17) and Gurpreet Singh (12), the police said, adding that the injured were in the age group of 18-20.</p>.<p>In Chandigarh, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered a magisterial probe into the incident and also announced an ex-gratia grant of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the deceased and free treatment to the injured admitted in the local civil hospital and the Guru Nanak Dev Charitable Hospital.</p>.<p>The police said the explosion took place when some youngsters were bursting crackers near the Daleke Mor, Palasaur.</p>.<p>"During the nagar kirtan, youths were bursting crackers as part of celebratory fireworks. As they were doing so, the sparks fell on the tractor trolley which was carrying explosive material -- potash and sulphur and firecrackers -- that led to an explosion," Dahiya said.</p>.<p>The tractor trolley was reduced to a mangled piece of metal due to the impact of the explosion.</p>.<p>The SSP said the religious procession was going from Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh in Pahuwind village to Gurdwara Tahli Sahib in Chattiwind.</p>.<p>The CM also directed the deputy commissioner of Tarn Taran to ensure that the injured get the best possible treatment.</p>.<p>In a statement issued in Chandigarh, Singh also directed the civil and police administration of Tarn Taran district to extend all possible help to the families of the victims.</p>.<p>The SSP of Tarn Taran has been asked to carry out post-mortem proceedings expeditiously so that the bodies could be handed over to their families without delay, the statement said.</p>