At least 12 people were killed and eight others were rescued Wednesday in a coal mine explosion in Harani district in Balochistan province, southwestern Pakistan.
Local media said that ten miners were working in the mine run by a private company in the Khost mining region, at a depth of 244 meters, when the explosion caused by methane gas occurred and led to the collapse of a large part of the mine. Following the explosion, a group of local miners tried to rescue the trapped workers, but they were trapped there as well.
Mine workers complained that a lack of safety equipment and poor working conditions were the main causes of frequent accidents, labour union officials said.
Local media said that ten miners were working in the mine run by a private company in the Khost mining region, at a depth of 244 meters, when the explosion caused by methane gas occurred and led to the collapse of a large part of the mine. Following the explosion, a group of local miners tried to rescue the trapped workers, but they were trapped there as well.
Mine workers complained that a lack of safety equipment and poor working conditions were the main causes of frequent accidents, labour union officials said.
