KARACHI: (Jul 31) At least 34 miners were killed and over a dozen remained trapped following a methane gas explosion in a coalfield in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, authorities said on Friday.
The incident occurred on Thursday in the Sorange coalfield near Quetta when a methane gas explosion struck a coal mine during a shift change, also damaging a neighbouring mine and trapping over 50 workers.
About 4,000 feet underground, miners were caught in the explosion and the subsequent fire. The blast triggered structural collapses, killing several workers instantly and leaving others trapped beneath the burning debris.
Source: PTI News
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