India: At least 10 people were killed and several others are feared trapped under the debris after an explosion rocked a limestone quarry in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa on Saturday. As per latest updates, the blast happened at Mamillapalle village of Kalasapadu block.
Preliminary reports suggest that 40 workers were present at the time of the incident. Relief and rescue operations have been launched to trace the missing people.
As per updates from Porumamilla inspector of police Mohan Reddy, the explosion took place when the detonators were being shifted within the quarry site.
However, the death toll is expected to go up as the dismembered bodies lay strewn all over the blast site.