Explosion at oil cavern in Mangalore kills three

Mangalore: Three persons, including a Korean national, were killed and four others were injured in an explosion at India's first crude oil storage cavern, under construction in Mangalore on Friday.

A Korean-Indian joint venture Skeckct was carrying out drilling and blasting at the rock caverns near Mangalore, Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Ltd CEO Rajan K Pillai said in New Delhi.

As they brought out explosives from the caverns, something went wrong, he said, adding that three persons including the Korean national Mr Song were killed and four others were injured.

The reasons for the explosion are not immediately know, Pillai said. The injured are out of danger, he added.