Four miners die in coal mine gas explosion in Harnai
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 […]
Four miners died and four were injured in a gas explosion at a coal mine in the Shahrag area of Balochistan's Harnai district. The incident occurred at PMDC Coal Mine 151, where a powerful explosion took place following the accumulation of methane gas.
Eight miners were trapped deep inside the mine as fire broke out after the blast, according to Muhammad Atif Khan, the Balochistan chief inspector of mines. Rescue teams and the local administration, assisted by the army, launched a rescue operation.
Four miners were recovered dead and four others were rescued in an injured condition and shifted to hospital. The bodies were sent to their native area in Swat and the injured miners were provided initial medical treatment before being referred to Quetta for further treatment, with Radio Pakistan reporting that five miners were rescued alive from the site.
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