At least three workers were killed in an explosion at a stone quarry here on Wednesday, and in the impact, their body parts got strewn around, with some buried in debris, police said.
Expressing grief over the deaths, Chief Minister M K Stalin conveyed his condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families and said they would be given a solatium after the Election Commission’s permission is obtained.
The explosion led to clouds of smoke and sand in the quarry and a small building — a warehouse — was flattened.
Visuals of the blast captured by a nearby CCTV camera were widely shared on social media and the impact of the explosion was felt by residents of nearby areas. The people staged a protest demanding that the quarry be shut.
Virudhunagar Police Superintendent K Feroze Khan Abdullah said the blast occurred when workers unloaded explosives from a vehicle to store them at the warehouse on the premises of the stone quarry.
Some body parts have been strewn around and also buried in debris, he said answering a question.
The explosion appeared to be “due to mishandling” of explosives, the official said, adding that a case has been registered and an investigation is on.
“They have explosives licence. It is a licensed premises and a person linked to the facility is being questioned in connection with the explosion,” he said.
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