AMRITSAR, May 22 -- A woman was killed and another person critically injured after an explosion ripped through an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit operating in a residential area of Aungarh on Thursday, police said.

The deceased was identified as Suman, while the injured individual, Gurpreet, is undergoing treatment at a hospital, police added.

The impact of the blast caused extensive structural damage to the house, leaving deep cracks in the roof, walls and shattering all its windowpanes. Residents said the tremors of the explosion were felt across the neighbourhood.

Following the explosion, Suman was taken to the civil hospital with severe burn injuries, where she later succumbed to her injuries. Gurpreet's condition has been r...