Bengaluru: Eight people were killed in an explosion at a stone mining quarry at Hunasondi near village Abbalagere in Shivamogga district. According to the police sources the possibility of subsequent explosions at the quarry at has not been ruled out by the police since some dynamite sticks are still live, the police said. Bomb disposal squads have been called in and the entire area has been sealed off.

The blast occurred around 10:20 pm, resulting in a loud sound and tremors that could be felt in nearby Chikkamagaluru district as well. Many took the mysterious loud sound which shattered window panes to be an earthquake and ran out to the streets.                                          The people who died in the explosion were reportedly transporting the explosives meant for mining in a truck when the incident happened. The truck was destroyed, the police said. “The entire area has been sealed off. So far we have seen two bodies and many are feared dead inside the quarry.

Bomb disposal teams will reach here from Mangaluru and Bengaluru in a few hours. As there may be active explosives, nobody is allowed inside till the squads come here”, said police sources. Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa has ordered a probe into the explosion incident.