Stone Quarry Blast: Karnataka Minister K Sudhakar visited Chikkaballapur blast site.
Chikkaballapur, Karnataka:
Six people were killed when the gelatin sticks they were trying to dispose of exploded accidentally at a stone quarry site in a village in Chikkaballapur early on Tuesday, police said.
The incident comes close on the heels of a similar blast at a quarry site in Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa s hometown of Shivamogga on January 22, which left six dead.
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar, who represents the Chikkaballapur constituency visited the spot and said the bodies of the victims were badly mutilated.
According to police, the incident took place at Hirenagavalli near Peresandra.