India, Aug. 6 -- Two migrant workers were killed and three injured in a blast at an oxygen cylinder plant in Punjab's Mohali district on Wednesday, officials said.

The explosion took place around 9am at the unit located in the industrial area in Phase 9 of Mohali. The unit supplies oxygen cylinders to hospitals.

Senior police and civil administration officials, including the sub-divisional magistrate, reached the spot to take stock of the situation.

The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital in Mohali's Phase 6.

Superintendent of police (city) Sirivennela said, "We reached the site as soon as we were informed. We are looking into the cause and if there was any manual mistake. It's under investigation."

The deceased were identified...