India, Jan. 4 -- Rescue teams on Sunday recovered two bodies from beneath a mound of soil at a stone quarry in the Gopalpur area under Motanga police limits in Odisha's Dhenkanal district. The recovery was made by Fire Services personnel during a search and rescue operation following a blast and subsequent soil collapse at the quarry.

The deceased were identified as Abhi Singh (25) of Balasore and Budhu Munda (23) of Keonjhar. North Central Range Inspector General Satyabrata Bhoi confirmed the two deaths and said no other worker was injured in the incident. He said a large stone fell on the workers while they were drilling holes ahead of a blasting operation using explosives. At the time of the accident, no other workers were present at ...