Pakistan: Coal Mine Collapses After Gas Explosion, 12 Trapped
2 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: Coal Mine Collapses After Gas Explosion, 12 Trapped

ABP News  

Islamabad, Jan 10 At least 12 miners were trapped in Pakistan on Thursday after an explosion caused a coal mine collapse in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Chief Mines Officer Abdul Ghani Baloch said that a gas explosion caused a coal mine in the Sanjdi area to collapse from the inside, the Dawn newspaper reported. Balochistan Minister for Mining and Minerals Mir Shoaib Noshirwani ordered Chief Mines Officer Baloch to send two more teams to participate in rescue operations. In June last year, at least 11 people were killed after inhaling methane gas inside a coal mine in the Sanjdi area.

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Pakistan bomb blast kills 11, injures 6 near mine, officials say
1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistan bomb blast kills 11, injures 6 near mine, officials say

The Hindu  

A bomb targeting a vehicle carrying coal miners in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 11 people and wounded six others, local officials said on Friday. The truck had brought the workers to a mine in the Harnai area of Balochistan province, where Pakistan is battling a separatist insurgency. "An improvised explosive device was planted at the road side which exploded …

Pakistan terror attack: Nine people dead, six injured in an IED bomb blast near mining site
1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistan terror attack: Nine people dead, six injured in an IED bomb blast near mining site

Live Mint  

At least nine people died, and several others were injured in a bomb blast near a mining site in southwestern Pakistan, reported Reuters on Friday. was attacked, resulting in the deaths of nine labourers and leaving seven injured," Saleem Tareen, a senior government official in Balochistan province, told AFP, adding that it was "an IED blast". The bomb blast occurred …

At least 10 killed by bomb blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan
1 month, 1 week ago

At least 10 killed by bomb blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Al Jazeera  

Officials said an improvised explosive device struck a vehicle carrying coal miners in the country’s southwest. “An improvised explosive device was planted at the roadside which exploded when truck carting coal miners reached the site,” a paramilitary official told the Reuters news agency. Last year, in one of the deadliest attacks in the region according to analysts, BLA separatist fighters …

11 killed after bomb blast at truck carrying coal miners in Pakistan
1 month, 1 week ago

11 killed after bomb blast at truck carrying coal miners in Pakistan

India Today  

A bomb targeting a vehicle carrying coal miners in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 11 people and wounded six others, local officials said on Friday. The truck had brought the workers to a mine in the Harnai area of Balochistan province, where Pakistan is battling a separatist insurgency. "An improvised explosive device was planted at the roadside which exploded when …

Pakistan rescuers recover bodies of 11 workers who died in mine collapse
2 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan rescuers recover bodies of 11 workers who died in mine collapse

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers have recovered the bodies …

Toll in Pakistan coal mine collapse rises to 11
2 months, 1 week ago

Toll in Pakistan coal mine collapse rises to 11

The Hindu  

The death toll in a coal mine collapse due to a methane gas accumulation and explosion has left 11 workers dead after rescuers recovered seven more dead bodies, an official said. Twelve workers were trapped when the coal mine collapsed in the Sanjdi area, about 40 kilometres from Quetta in the Balochistan province, on Wednesday evening. Coal mine collapses and …

Bodies found after gas explosion causes coal mine to collapse in southwest Pakistan
2 months, 1 week ago

Bodies found after gas explosion causes coal mine to collapse in southwest Pakistan

The Independent  

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Rescuers race to save 12 workers after gas explosion in Pakistan coal mine
2 months, 1 week ago

Rescuers race to save 12 workers after gas explosion in Pakistan coal mine

The Independent  

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Gas explosion in coal mine in Pakistan leaves 12 miners trapped
2 months, 1 week ago

Gas explosion in coal mine in Pakistan leaves 12 miners trapped

The Hindu  

At least 12 miners were trapped in Pakistan on Thursday after an explosion caused a coal mine collapse in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Chief Mines Officer Abdul Ghani Baloch said that a gas explosion caused a coal mine in the Sanjdi area to collapse from the inside, the Dawn newspaper reported. “If prevailing mining procedures were violated, legal action …

Afghanistan: 22 miners rescued from collapsed coal mine
3 months, 1 week ago

Afghanistan: 22 miners rescued from collapsed coal mine

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers on Sunday freed 22 miners who had been trapped for hours in a collapsed coal mine in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said, with no serious injuries reported. Representative image: 22 miners were freed from a coal mine in Afghanistan after being trapped for hours All the miners who were trapped when the mine in Dara-i Sof Payin district …

Authorities say 22 rescued from Afghanistan mine collapse
3 months, 1 week ago

Authorities say 22 rescued from Afghanistan mine collapse

Al Jazeera  

No casualties reported after hours-long rescue in Samangan province in northern Afghanistan. The mine in the Dara-i Sof Payin district of Samangan province in northern Afghanistan had collapsed late on Saturday. At least 10 miners died in February 2022 after being trapped underground when a coal mine collapsed in the northern province of Baghlan. And a year earlier, at least …

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum
5 months, 2 weeks ago

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum

Hindustan Times  

At least seven persons were killed and three were injured in an explosion in a coal mine in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday morning, police said. The relatives of victims mourn after a blast occurred at a coal mine at Bhadulia in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday. The blast took place when explosives, kept in a truck, went …

Iran coal mine blast caused by methane leak kills 51 and injures 20
6 months ago

Iran coal mine blast caused by methane leak kills 51 and injures 20

The Independent  

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Iran methane leak causes coal mine explosion, killing at least 30
6 months ago

Iran methane leak causes coal mine explosion, killing at least 30

LA Times  

Rescue personnel and police officers gather Sunday near the site of an explosion sparked by a methane leak at a coal mine in Tabas, Iran. A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 30 people and injuring 17 others, Iranian state media reported Sunday. The report said the deaths happened at a …

Pakistan: 11 workers suffocated to death after coal mine filled with deadly methane gas in Balochistan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: 11 workers suffocated to death after coal mine filled with deadly methane gas in Balochistan

India TV News  

Karachi: At least 11 workers died on Monday from suffocation in the Sanjadi coal mine area outside Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, an official said. Abdul Ghani, the chief mines inspector in the province, confirmed that 11 workers who were in the mine suffocated to death after the mine filled up with deadly methane gas and collapsed. Last …

29, Including Children, Hospitalised after Gas Leak Pakistan’s Karachi
1 year, 7 months ago

29, Including Children, Hospitalised after Gas Leak Pakistan’s Karachi

News 18  

At least 29 people, mostly women and children, fell unconscious and were hospitalised after leakage of ammonia gas in a factory in Karachi on Tuesday. Police officials from Karachi’s Docks area dispelled rumours that a cylinder explosion occurred at the factory and said it was a gas leak. In the beginning of this year, 16 people, including children, have died …

At least 10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 4 rescued
2 years, 3 months ago

At least 10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 4 rescued

The Hindu  

At least 10 miners died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Friday and four others were rescued, officials said. All of the survivors experienced shortness of breath and were evacuated for further treatment,” said Octavianto, a spokesperson for the local search and rescue agency, who like many Indonesians uses only one name. In April, an …

At least 41 killed in Turkey coal mine explosion, officials say
2 years, 5 months ago

At least 41 killed in Turkey coal mine explosion, officials say

LA Times  

Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, right, helps a coffin covered with a Turkish flag of one of the miners killed in a coal mine explosion during his funeral in Amasra, Turkey, on Saturday. Funerals for miners killed in a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey began Saturday as officials raised the death toll to at least 41 people. Separately, Turkish …

Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll rises to 28; rescue operation underway
2 years, 5 months ago

Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll rises to 28; rescue operation underway

India TV News  

Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll rises to 28; rescue operation underway Turkish coal mine blast: Energy Minister Fatih Durmaz said rescue efforts continued for 15 people with a majority of them in the mine’s gallery where a fire still burned. Highlights An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 25 people Rescuers working through night …

Up to 11 Mexican Miners Trapped in Coal Mine After Collapse, Families Distraught
2 years, 7 months ago

Up to 11 Mexican Miners Trapped in Coal Mine After Collapse, Families Distraught

News 18  

Mexican authorities were working on Wednesday to rescue a group of miners trapped in a coal mine in the state of Coahuila after it collapsed, Coahuila State Secretary Fernando Donato de Las Fuentes said in an interview on national television. The coal mine started operations in January and has not received any complaints, the Labor Ministry said in a statement. …

Pakistan: 12 Killed, Several Injured After Explosion Rocks Karachi's Shershah Area
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: 12 Killed, Several Injured After Explosion Rocks Karachi's Shershah Area

ABP News  

New Delhi: At least 12 people were killed and several others injured in an explosion near Paracha Chowk in Shershah area of Karachi, Pakistan, on Saturday. The explosion, caused by a gas pipeline, reportedly took place inside a building with a private bank, The Express Tribune reported. The Dawn reported Karachi Police spokesperson SHO Zafar Ali Shah as saying it …

Strong earthquake in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23
3 years, 5 months ago

Strong earthquake in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A powerful earthquake collapsed at least one coal mine and dozens of mud houses in southwest Pakistan early Thursday, killing at least 23 people as the death toll continued to creep higher. The death tally was expected to rise even further as crews searched in the remote mountainous area, said Suhail Anwar Shaheen, the local deputy commissioner. …

Rain-triggered landslide hits coal mine in Pakistan; 4 killed
3 years, 7 months ago

Rain-triggered landslide hits coal mine in Pakistan; 4 killed

India TV News  

A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains at a coal mine in Southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan province has killed at least four workers. The workers were digging for coal deep inside the mine and got trapped after the landslide hit the mine located in the Shahrag area of Harnai district on Saturday. Sultan Muhammad Lala, the president of the Balochistan Coal …

Pakistani PM asks Shiites to bury coal miners killed by IS
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistani PM asks Shiites to bury coal miners killed by IS

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan's prime minister on Friday …

22 Killed, Dozens Battling for Life as Marble Mines Collapse in Pakistan
4 years, 6 months ago

22 Killed, Dozens Battling for Life as Marble Mines Collapse in Pakistan

News 18  

At least 22 people have been killed and dozens were battling for their lives after six units of the famed marble mines in Pakistan's Ziarat Ghar mountain collapsed, causing large boulders to fall on them, according to media reports on Tuesday. The mines collapsed on Monday night, instantly killing 12 miners, the Geo News reported. Mohmand District Police Officer Mohmand …

Pakistani miners killed, many feared trapped after rockslide
4 years, 6 months ago

Pakistani miners killed, many feared trapped after rockslide

Al Jazeera  

At least 19 people killed after a boulder fell on labourers in the Mohmand district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. At least 19 miners were killed and more than a dozen were still trapped on Tuesday after a rockslide at a marble quarry in northwest Pakistan, officials have said. A huge boulder fell on the labourers in the Mohmand district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa …

Blast at southwest China mine leaves at least 14 miners dead
5 years, 3 months ago

Blast at southwest China mine leaves at least 14 miners dead

Al Jazeera  

Two people are still trapped underground in the latest of a series of accidents at mines in China. Fourteen miners were killed on Tuesday in a coal and gas blast at a mine in southwest China, with two people still trapped underground, authorities said. Two people were still trapped underground after the explosion at Guanglong coal mine in Guizhou province, …

15 killed and 9 injured in China coal mine explosion
5 years, 4 months ago

15 killed and 9 injured in China coal mine explosion

LA Times  

A gas explosion inside a coal mine in northern China has killed 15 miners and left nine injured, authorities said Tuesday. The blast occurred Monday afternoon at a mine operated by the Feng Yan Group in Shanxi province’s Pingyao County. The Shanxi provincial work safety administration said 11 miners escaped without injury and the cause of the explosion was being …

Hopes fade for 3 men trapped in abandoned coal mine in Bengal as poisonous gas foils rescue bid
5 years, 5 months ago

Hopes fade for 3 men trapped in abandoned coal mine in Bengal as poisonous gas foils rescue bid

Hindustan Times  

Poisonous gas prevented rescuers from descending into an abandoned coal mine in Bengal’s Kulti area on Tuesday to extricate three persons trapped since Sunday afternoon amid fears that they could be dead, officials said. We are facing a lot of difficulties in the rescue operation but we are doing our best,” said Apurba Thakur, head of the rescue team of …

Pakistan: Eight of family killed, one injured after landmine explodes in Kurram Agency
7 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan: Eight of family killed, one injured after landmine explodes in Kurram Agency

Firstpost  

Eight members of a family were killed and another person was injured when a mine exploded on Tuesday as a vehicle was passing through the tribal region of northwestern Pakistan, an official said. Islamabad: Eight members of a family were killed and another person was injured when a mine exploded on Tuesday as a vehicle was passing through the tribal …

Five minors killed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir coal mine collapse
7 years, 7 months ago

Five minors killed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir coal mine collapse

Firstpost  

A coal mine in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has collapsed after an apparent gas explosion, killing five minors including two brothers, an official said on Monday. Islamabad: A coal mine in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has collapsed after an apparent gas explosion, killing five minors including two brothers, an official said on Monday. Seven miners were digging coal about 800 feet deep in the …

Iran coal mine explosion: Rescue efforts underway after blast kills at least 21 miners
7 years, 10 months ago

Iran coal mine explosion: Rescue efforts underway after blast kills at least 21 miners

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A large explosion struck a …

Coal mine explosion in Iran’s north kills at least 21 miners
7 years, 10 months ago

Coal mine explosion in Iran’s north kills at least 21 miners

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — A large explosion struck a coal mine in northern Iran on Wednesday, killing at least 21 miners and trapping several others as rescue teams worked frantically through the day and into the night to reach them, officials said. Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted Sadegh Ali Moghadam, the provincial director of disaster management, as saying that 21 …

Coal mine explosions kill 38 in China
8 years, 3 months ago

Coal mine explosions kill 38 in China

The Independent  

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Over 38 workers dead in two coal mine explosions in China
8 years, 3 months ago

Over 38 workers dead in two coal mine explosions in China

Firstpost  

Over 38 workers dead in two coal mine explosions in China Beijing: At least 38 workers have died in two separate coal mine explosions in China this week, officials said on Saturday. In the latest incident, 17 people were confirmed dead and many others remained trapped after a blast at a coal mine in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday, …

All 33 Miners Trapped in China Mine After Explosion Found Dead
8 years, 4 months ago

All 33 Miners Trapped in China Mine After Explosion Found Dead

The Quint  

All 33 coal miners trapped underground in a gas explosion earlier this week have been found dead, state media reported Wednesday, as work safety officials vowed to punish those responsible. Two miners survived Monday's explosion but rescuers working around the clock found no others alive. Gas explosions inside mines are often caused when a flame or electrical spark ignites gas …

33 Miners Reported Dead After Blast In China
8 years, 4 months ago

33 Miners Reported Dead After Blast In China

NPR  

33 Miners Reported Dead After Blast In China Enlarge this image toggle caption Tang Yi/Xinhua via AP Tang Yi/Xinhua via AP Updated 7 a.m. ET Wednesday Chinese state media say all 33 coal miners trapped underground in a gas explosion have been found dead. "Preliminary investigations show the mine exceeded its mining boundaries, had insufficient and malfunctioning equipment, poor ventilation …

Jinshangou mine: Deadly explosion in China’s Chongqing
8 years, 4 months ago

Jinshangou mine: Deadly explosion in China’s Chongqing

Al Jazeera  

At least 13 people killed in Monday’s gas explosion which has trapped another 20 in Jinshangou coal mine in Chongqing. Thirteen people have been found dead after a gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine and the status is unknown of 20 others still trapped, according to state media. Rescuers worked through the night at the privately owned Jinshangou mine …

Three killed in mine explosion in Malaysia
10 years, 4 months ago

Three killed in mine explosion in Malaysia

India TV News  

Kuala Lumpur: At least three workers were killed and 24 others, six of them serious, injured in an explosion in a coal mine in Malaysia, media reported on Sunday. The explosion took place in a coal mine in Selantik, around 3,000 km from Kuala Lumpur when workers were about to start work Saturday, The Star reported on Sunday. "The gas …

Turkey mining disaster: death toll rises to 282
10 years, 10 months ago

Turkey mining disaster: death toll rises to 282

The Hindu  

The death toll in the coal mine explosion and fire in western Turkey — the worst mine disaster to have occurred in the country — has increased to 282 on Wednesday, said a Turkish Minister. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz had earlier said that 787 people were inside the coal mine at the time of Tuesday’s explosion, and 363 of the …

Death toll in Turkey mine disaster rises to 238
10 years, 10 months ago

Death toll in Turkey mine disaster rises to 238

The Hindu  

The death toll in the coal mine explosion and fire in western Turkey increased to 238 on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said. 2010- 29 men are killed in New Zealand’s worst mining disaster in decades after a huge gas—fueled explosion deep underground ends hopes of rescuing the South Island coal miners, who were caught in a similar blast five days …

Turkey mine explosion: At least 150 dead and hundreds trapped in Soma facility
10 years, 10 months ago

Turkey mine explosion: At least 150 dead and hundreds trapped in Soma facility

The Independent  

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One dead, five injured in Odisha coal mishap
11 years, 7 months ago

One dead, five injured in Odisha coal mishap

Firstpost  

The incident took place when some people from nearby villages were collecting coal from the overburden dump at Kulda opencast mine in Basundhara-Garjanbahal area, an MCL spokesman said. Bhubaneswar: One person was killed and five injured when coal dump caved in near an open cast mine area of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd in Sundargarh district of Odisha today. Some of them …

Build up of gas blamed in China mine blast
11 years, 10 months ago

Build up of gas blamed in China mine blast

Al Jazeera  

Officials say explosion that left 28 miners dead in southwest Sichuan province caused by a lack of ventilation. Authorities say an explosion that killed 28 coal miners in southwest China was caused by a lack of ventilation that caused deadly gases to accumulate. The blast on Saturday afternoon at Sichuan province’s Yaozigou mine came less than 24 hours after an …

Gas Leak Kills 20 In Latest China Mine Accident
13 years, 4 months ago

Gas Leak Kills 20 In Latest China Mine Accident

India TV News  

Beijing, Nov 10: Hundreds of rescuers were working Thursday to save 23 Chinese coal miners trapped underground by a gas leak that killed 20 others. Thirty firemen, 100 rescuers and 300 medical workers were on site at the Sizhuang Coal Mine, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing Yunnan province's emergency response office. An initial investigation found that the gas …

Dozens killed in latest mine blast
14 years, 9 months ago

Dozens killed in latest mine blast

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Forty-six were killed on Monday morning in China's latest coal mine disaster after explosives stored in the shaft went off, emitting toxic gas. The blast hit the Xingdong No 2 coal mine at 1:40 am on Monday in Weidong district, Pingdingshan city of Central China's Henan province, according to local authorities. In September last year, a methane gas …

53 die as blasts rock two Chinese collieries
18 years, 3 months ago

53 die as blasts rock two Chinese collieries

China Daily  

Updated: 2006-11-27 08:51 Rescuers emerge from a coal mine that exploded on Saturday in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, killing at least 21 miners and leaving six missing. Weekend explosions in two Chinese coal mines killed at least 53 workers, injured 28 and left six missing, safety officials said yesterday. Earlier Saturday, a gas explosion apparently caused by an equipment breakdown …

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