New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed condolences over the loss of lives in Shivamogga dynamite blast in which eight people have been killed.
Shivamogga blast: At least five mine workers killed in blast in southern India
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Three people including the owner of the quarry had been detained.
At least five mine workers were killed in southern India when their trucks carrying blasting material exploded, officials said on Friday. Local media said the toll could be higher.
The workers were transporting gelatin sticks used commonly as explosive material in stone mining quarries, a senior police official at the site of the accident, in Shivamogga district of Karnataka state, said.
News18 said that the death toll could be as high as 11.
Karnataka: Major explosion kills at least eight, jolts Shivamogga, neighbouring districts
So strong was the blast that window panes shattered while many houses and even roads developed cracks, said an eye-witness.
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SHIVAMOGGA: An explosion of a truckload of explosives, suspected to be meant for mining, killed at least eight people in Karnataka s Shivamogga district on Thursday night and sent shockwaves in neighbouring areas, police said.
The massive explosion took place near a gravels and boulders crushing facility around 10.30 pm, sending shockwaves not only in Shivamogga, but also in neighbouring Chikkamagaluru and Davangere districts.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 22 (ANI): Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy on Friday expressed his condolences towards the kin of those who were killed in the Shivamogga Blast and has requested the state government to take strict action.