Nine killed, several injured in blast at limestone quarry in Kadapa district
The Hindu
A truck carrying gelatin sticks was blown off while the victims were unloading the explosives
Nine daily wage workers were killed on the spot, and several others were critically injured in a deafening blast when a truck carrying gelatin sticks was blown off while the victims were unloading the explosives at a limestone quarry at Mamillapalle village of Kalasapadu mandal in Kadapa district on Saturday morning. According to information, close to two dozen workers, hailing from Pulivendula, Kasinayana and Badwel mandals, were at the worksite, when some of them were deployed to unload the explosives from the truck which reached the spot from Badwel. All of a sudden, a loud blast occurred when the gelatin sticks came in contact with the sides of the vehicle. Several bodies were blown to pieces and were thrown to a distance of fifty to hundred feet. Such was the powerful impact of the blast that some body parts were caught in the tree branches and roadside bushes at the forested location.
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