4 miners die in coal mine gas explosion in Balochistan's Harnai: state media
Four miners died while another five were injured after a gas explosion at a coal mine in Balochistan’s Harnai district, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday. The army completed a rescue operation at the incident site, where miners were trapped following a gas explosion, the report said. “Five miners trapped inside the coal mine were rescued alive through a timely rescue operation by the…
A gas explosion at a coal mine in Harnai, located in Balochistan, claimed the lives of four miners and left five others injured, according to state media. The Pakistan Army conducted a rescue operation to save the trapped miners, with all five survivors recovering at the scene. The injured miners were subsequently transported to Quetta for further medical attention.
Labor union officials have pointed to a lack of safety equipment and poor working conditions as the primary reasons behind frequent accidents in Pakistan's coal mines. In a similar incident last month, three workers lost their lives in a gas explosion at a coal mine in the Degari area of Balochistan's Mastung district. Additionally, in July, at least 32 coal miners, predominantly from Shangla, perished in a methane gas explosion in Quetta.
The families of the deceased miners rejected compensation cheques worth Rs400,000, leading the National Labour Federation (NLF) Balochistan to call for improvements in mine safety regulations.
The NLF's General Secretary, Umar Hayat, highlighted that Balochistan has 196 mining companies operating nearly 3,000 coal mines, but only 17 mine inspectors to monitor safety standards. Hayat described the current number of inspectors as "grossly inadequate."
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