6 Dead in Explosion at Quarry in Karnataka s Shivamogga, Probe Ordered
Truck carrying dynamite exploded in a stone quarry in the Karnataka district leaving at least 6 dead and many injured. Quarry owners have been arrested.
| 22 Jan 2021 8:20 AM GMT
Shivamogga: At least six people were killed in an explosion in central Karnataka s Shivamogga district late on Thursday. The explosion occurred when a lorry carrying gelatin sticks and a huge cache of dynamites exploded near a stone quarry at around 10:20 pm.A senior police officer of Davanagere range S Ravi told the media that the entire area has been sealed. He further informed that bomb disposal squads were called to the area from Mangaluru and Bengaluru.