All 14 workers trapped at Bengal coal mine rescued
ECL Chairman and Managing Director Satish Jha confirmed no casualties after workers were stranded in two lifting cages following a pulley system malfunction at the Kumardihi A mine
All 14 workers trapped at a coal mine in West Bengal, India, have been successfully rescued, with no casualties reported. The incident occurred on Monday, October 26, 2026, due to a technical glitch in the pulley system at the Kumardihi A underground mine of Eastern Coalfields Ltd., a subsidiary of State-run Coal India Ltd. The trapped workers were stranded in two lifting cages at a depth of approximately 50 meters. ECL Chairman and Managing Director Satish Jha confirmed the successful rescue operation.
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