Karnataka's Shimoga Blast LIVE Updates: Over 15 Dead in Huge Dynamite Explosion in Yediyurappa's Hometown, Toll Likely to Rise; PM Modi Condoles Deaths

Karnataka's Shimoga Blast LIVE Updates: At least 15 people were killed in a major dynamite blast near Shimoga city in central Karnataka late on Thursday. According to reports, a lorry carrying gelatines and a huge quantity of dynamites exploded near a stone quarry around 10:30 pm. Tremors were felt and a loud sound was heard across the hilly Shimoga, parts of Chikmagalur and Uttara Kannada districts, triggering panic. Officials at the local Natural Disasters Monitoring Centre said the impact of the blast may have led to tremors as it happened at a shallow depth.

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