AP: Five killed in gelatin stick explosion in Alluri Sitharama Raju district

Paderu, Oct 24 (UNI) Five persons, including a schoolteacher, were killed when gelatin sticks being transported in a vehicle exploded at Gummanti village in Ananthagiri mandal of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said. According to police, a ghat road was being constructed on a hillock in the village, and the gelatin sticks were being transported in a vehicle for blasting work related to the project. The vehicle reportedly ran out of diesel. An explosion occurred while fuel was being filled, triggering a massive blast. The deceased were identified as Sunita, a schoolteacher; Pawan Kumar, the driver; and three road construction…