A powerful blast occurred at a junk shop in Sangrur on Wednesday. One person died in the blast whereas the other got seriously injured while they were working at the junkyard. The blast was so powerful that it created a big crater in the floor. Forensic experts and Punjab armed police personnel are investigating the blast site and the type of item which caused the blast. People got panicked on Wednesday afternoon when a powerful blast occurred at the old house of Tanuj Kumar in Shekhupura Basti, where Tanuj used to store junk. "Hearing about the blast we reached the house and saw both Tanuj and his helper Mohammad Raja injured. Tanuj's left hand was very badly injured with parts of it missing", said a person. The neighbourers got both the injured to the civil hospital and going by their condition both were referred to DMC hospital, Ludhiana but Tanuj succumbed to injuries on his way to Ludhiana.