Worker dies after explosion during drilling at sand quarry near Chikkaballapur

CHIKKABALLAPUR: A worker was killed following an explosion that occurred during drilling operations at the Echo Sand Quarry located on Hirenagavalli Hill near Peresandra in Chikkaballapur taluk, police said. The deceased has been identified as Nagendra (35), a native of Dharmavaram in Andhra Pradesh.

According to police, the explosion took place on Wednesday evening during drilling operations at the quarry, leaving Nagendra seriously injured. He was shifted to Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru for treatment, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Police said a case has been registered at Peresandra police station, and further investigation into the incident is underway.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, three people, including two children and a woman, were killed after a wall collapsed onto a row of rented houses in the Garodi area under the Kankanady police station limits in Mangaluru early on Wednesday, according to locals. (ANI)