9 killed in blast at limestone mine in Andhra Pradesh

Nine workers were killed in a blast at a limestone mine in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. The deceased were from the Pulivendula, which is the native constituency of Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.

The Kadapa district Superintendent of Police K Anburajan told PTI over phone that the blast occurred when a consignment of gelatin sticks was being unloaded at a limestone mine on the outskirts of Mamillapalli.