Bengaluru: Eight people were killed in an explosion at a stone mining quarry in Karnataka's Shivamogga district, the police control room said. The possibility of subsequent explosions at the quarry at Hunasondi near village Abbalagere has not been ruled out by the police since some dynamite sticks are still live, the police said. Bomb disposal squads have been called in and the entire area has been sealed off.
The people who died in the explosion were reportedly transporting the explosives meant for mining in a truck when the incident happened. The truck was destroyed, the police said.
"The entire area has been sealed off. So far we have seen two bodies and many are feared dead inside the quarry. Bomb disposal teams will reach here from Mangaluru and Bengaluru in a few hours. As there may be active explosives, nobody is allowed inside till the squads come here," a senior police officer of Davanagere range S Ravi told NDTV.
The blast occurred around 10:20 pm, resulting in a loud sound and tremors that could be felt in the nearby Chikkamagaluru district as well. Many took the mysterious loud sound - which shattered window panes - to be an earthquake and ran out to the streets.
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