Several dead in Indian mine explosion

Neyveli mine in India. Mine I, Neyveli, Photo: Credit:NLC India Ltd.

At least eleven people have died and four have been injured since a dynamite store has taken fire and exploded in a granite mine in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

According to the police, around 15 people were in the mine when the fire broke out in a room where the company keeps their dynamite.

The powerful explosion also caused cracks in nearby residential buildings.

India accounts for half of the global granite exports and there are hundreds of mines in the country.