8 people have died so far in the massive blast that rocked Shivamogga. (India Today) At least eight people were killed in a major blast that shook Karnataka's Shivamogga town on Thursday night. The blast was heard across Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s home district at around 10.15 pm. The explosion was reported at a railway quarry site in Karnataka's Shivamogga district, the police said. The possibility of subsequent explosions at the quarry at Hunasondi near village Abbalagere has not been ruled out since some dynamite sticks are still live, the police were quoted as saying by news agency PTI. The entire area has been sealed.