limestone

At least 10 workers were killed and several injured in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district due to a blast at a limestone quarry on May 8. The Kadapa Police Superintendent K Anburajan stated that the explosion occurred when Gelatin sticks were being unloaded at the site near the Mamillapalli village. Rushing the injured to the hospital, the authorities said to investigate whether the site had permissions required to carry explosives.