INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Bengaluru: An explosion of a truckload of explosives, suspected to be meant for mining, killed at least six people in Karnataka's Shivamogga
district on Thursday night and sent shockwaves in neighbouring areas, police said.The massive explosion took place near a gravel and boulder
crushing facility around 10.30 pm, sending shockwaves not only in Shivamogga, but also in neighbouring Chikkamagaluru and Davangere
the jolt was mistaken to have been caused by an earthquake, geologists were contacted, who ruled out recording tremors in any of their
observatories."There was no earthquake
But an explosion did take place at Hunsur on the outskirts of Shivamogga under the Rural Police station limits," a police officer told
PTI.Another police officer said, "There has been a blast in a truck carrying gelatin
Six labourers in the truck were found dead
for mining when the explosion occurred
The vehicle was badly mangled and the bodies of the victims were dismembered beyond recognition.Senior district and police officials
including the superintendent of police of Shivamogga have rushed to the spot.
