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 December, a blaze erupted in a privately owned mine situated in the Duki coal region of Balochistan, resulting in the tragic loss of two coal miners' lives and injuring three others. Additionally, in a separate incident, unidentified assailants fatally shot four coal miners and wounded three more at a coal mine located in the Khust area of Harnai district.

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

A roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying miners in southwestern Pakistan, killing 11 people
1 month ago

A roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying miners in southwestern Pakistan, killing 11 people

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying coal miners in restive southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people and wounding five others, officials said. Wasim Baig, a spokesman at a hospital, said medics received nine bodies and two others who were critically wounded died at the hospital. Authorities said the victims were from the country’s …

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

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 At least three miners have …

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  

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 rescue operation is underway …

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 …

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 …

At least nine miners are trapped in a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state
2 months, 1 week ago

At least nine miners are trapped in a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state

Associated Press  

GUWAHATI, India — At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation. The workers are “feared trapped 300 feet below the ground after water gushed in from a nearby unused mine. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on …

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam
Top News
2 months, 1 week ago

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam

Al Jazeera  

Rescue operations still under way as nine others remain trapped in flooded Assam coal mine. Three miners are feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, with rescue efforts ongoing to save nine others. Rescue teams have spotted three bodies but have not been able to recover them yet, the local authorities in Assam’s …

Labourers trapped in ‘flooded’ Assam coal mine
2 months, 1 week ago

Labourers trapped in ‘flooded’ Assam coal mine

The Hindu  

At least half a dozen labourers are feared trapped in a flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. In January 2024, a fire in a coal mine in Nagaland’s Wokha district killed six workers and injured four others. In September 2022, the suspected inhalation of toxic gas killed three labourers in an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Tinsukia district. …

Afghanistan: 22 miners rescued from collapsed coal mine
3 months 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 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 …

46 held accountable for coal mine explosion in Heilongjiang province
3 months, 2 weeks ago

46 held accountable for coal mine explosion in Heilongjiang province

China Daily  

Forty-six people have been held accountable for a gas explosion happened at a coal mine in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang province in November last year, according to an investigation report released on Wednesday. It led to direct economic losses of more than 19.5 million yuan, said the report, which was released by the Heilongjiang bureau of the National Mine Safety Administration. Investigators …

46 held accountable for coal mine explosion in Heilongjiang province
3 months, 2 weeks ago

46 held accountable for coal mine explosion in Heilongjiang province

China Daily  

Forty-six people have been held accountable for a gas explosion happened at a coal mine in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang province in November last year, according to an investigation report released on Wednesday. It led to direct economic losses of more than 19.5 million yuan, said the report, which was released by the Heilongjiang bureau of the National Mine Safety Administration. Investigators …

At least 24 killed in railway station bombing in Pakistan’s Quetta
4 months, 1 week ago

At least 24 killed in railway station bombing in Pakistan’s Quetta

Al Jazeera  

At least 24 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded in a bombing at a railway station in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, according to authorities. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack, saying in a statement that a suicide bomber targeted troops present at the railway station. “But this is the first time that the centre …

Attack on miners leaves 20 dead ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan
5 months ago

Attack on miners leaves 20 dead ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan

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 Gunmen shot dead 20 miners …

Birbhum coal mine blast: Six killed in accidental blast in West Bengal
5 months, 1 week ago

Birbhum coal mine blast: Six killed in accidental blast in West Bengal

The Hindu  

Six persons were killed and three others sustained injuries in an accidental blast at a coal mine in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday. The explosion occurred when explosives kept in a truck went off at Gangaramchak and Gangaramchak-Bhadulia coal mine in Khoyrasole block under Lokpur police station of Birbhum district. The coal mine has been allotted to West Bengal …

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum
5 months, 1 week 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 believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion, raising death toll to 49
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion, raising death toll to 49

The Independent  

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Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing

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 on Monday recovered the …

Iran coal mine blast caused by methane leak kills 51 and injures 20
5 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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 At least 51 people died …

Iran methane leak causes coal mine explosion, killing at least 30
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Gujarat: Four booked after three labourers die of asphyxiation at illegal coal mine
8 months ago

Gujarat: Four booked after three labourers die of asphyxiation at illegal coal mine

Hindustan Times  

Four persons were booked after three labourers died of asphyxiation at an illegal coal mine in Surendranagar district of Gujarat on Saturday, police said. They had filled up an illegal coal mine that was dug on government wasteland in Bhet village. The incident unfolded when one of the labourers, working at a considerable depth of approximately 60-70 feet in one …

Three die of asphyxiation at illegal coal mine in Gujarat
8 months ago

Three die of asphyxiation at illegal coal mine in Gujarat

The Hindu  

Three labourers died of asphyxiation inside an illegal coal mine in Surendranagar district of Gujarat on Saturday. But it seems, some of them have been reopened,” Mr. Sampat told The Hindu, adding that “the local administration takes this issue very seriously.” “Our main concern is the unscientific method that’s used for mining,” Mr. Sampat added. Revenue and police officials in …

Gujarat: Three die of asphyxiation at illegal coal mine in Surendranagar district
8 months ago

Gujarat: Three die of asphyxiation at illegal coal mine in Surendranagar district

India TV News  

Gujarat news: At least three labourers died of asphyxiation at an illegal coal mine in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, police said today. The victims, Lakshman Dabhi, Khodabhai Makwana and Viram Keraliya, were digging at a mine near Bhet village in Thangadh taluka of the district when they died of asphyxiation on Saturday, the official from Muli Muli police station said. Earlier …

Pakistan: Violence against Ahmadiyya community continues, two members shot dead by radical Islamist group
9 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: Violence against Ahmadiyya community continues, two members shot dead by radical Islamist group

India TV News  

Lahore: Two members of Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community were on Saturday shot dead allegedly by the radical Islamist group members in the country's Punjab province, police said. The police said Ghulam Sarwar was on his way back home after offering Zuhr prayers at an Ahmadiyya place of worship when an unidentified man opened fire on him, killing him on the …

7 workers shot dead near Pakistan's Gwadar Port
10 months, 1 week ago

7 workers shot dead near Pakistan's Gwadar Port

India Today  

Unknown gunmen opened fire and killed seven workers early on Thursday while they were sleeping in their residential quarters near Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The bodies of the seven barbers who died and the injured individual were shifted to Gwadar Hospital, Gwadar Station House Officer Mohsin Ali told Geo News. Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti condemned the …

Chhattisgarh: Three dead after portion of abandoned coal mine caves in at Korba district
1 year ago

Chhattisgarh: Three dead after portion of abandoned coal mine caves in at Korba district

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh news: Three people were feared dead after a portion of an abandoned coal mine caved in at Korba district in Chhattisgarh today, police said. The incident took place at around 3:00 pm when the victims illegally entered the abandoned open cast mine of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd in Dipka area under Hardi Bazar police station limits to fetch coal, …

Fire at coal mining company offices kills 25 people in China
1 year, 4 months ago

Fire at coal mining company offices kills 25 people in China

Al Jazeera  

The blaze appears to have started in a building containing offices and dormitories in Luliang city of Shanxi province. At least 25 people have died in a fire at the offices of a coal mine company in northern China. The fire broke out on Thursday morning at the Yongju Coal Industry Joint Building in the country’s top coal-producing hub of …

Explosion in coal mine in northern China leaves 11 dead, several injured
1 year, 6 months ago

Explosion in coal mine in northern China leaves 11 dead, several injured

India TV News  

Explosion in coal mine in northern China leaves 11 dead, several injured A total of 90 miners were in the shaft at the time of the explosion, which is still under investigation, the provincial Department of Emergency Management reported on social media. At least 11 people were killed when an explosion took place in a coal mine in northern China, …

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 …

Pakistan: Clash between Tribes Over Coal Mine Delimitation Leaves 15 Dead
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan: Clash between Tribes Over Coal Mine Delimitation Leaves 15 Dead

News 18  

At least 15 people were killed in a bloody clash over the delimitation of a coal mine in the restive northwestern region of Pakistan on Monday, police said. The incident occurred between the Sunnykhel and Zarghun Khel tribes in the Darra Adam Khek area, around 35 km southwest of Peshawar, in Kohat district over the delimitation of the mine, they …

Two killed, seven injured in Pakistan's Balochistan bomb blast
2 years ago

Two killed, seven injured in Pakistan's Balochistan bomb blast

Firstpost  

Balochistan: At least two people were killed while seven others were injured in an explosion in Balochistan’s Khuzdar on Tuesday, ARY News reported. Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo condemned the bomb attack saying that the terrorists are subjecting innocent citizens to barbarism and that the government will thwart any conspiracy to destabilise the province. In February, another incident occurred …

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 …

How Pak-China’s Excesses on Human Rights Headline Balochistan Development Story
2 years, 3 months ago

How Pak-China’s Excesses on Human Rights Headline Balochistan Development Story

The Quint  

Despite the claims of both the Chinese and local Pakistani supporters and officials, of investing in health, security, and training for workers, the truth is different and, according to an article published in The Dawn, “The picture one got to see afterwards of Kanraj tehsil— the Duddar project’s location, speaks volumes about the state of affairs confronting the area." Despite …

Death toll rises to 41 in Turkey coal mine explosion
2 years, 5 months ago

Death toll rises to 41 in Turkey coal mine explosion

Associated Press  

AMASRA, Turkey — 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 police said in a statement that legal action would be taken against 12 people who allegedly shared provocative content about the mine explosion to incite hate on social media. Turkey’s …

Death Toll from Turkish Coal Mine Explosion Reaches 40, One Miner Still Missing
2 years, 5 months ago

Death Toll from Turkish Coal Mine Explosion Reaches 40, One Miner Still Missing

News 18  

The death toll from a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey rose to at least 40 people Saturday, officials said. Preliminary assessments indicated that the explosion was likely caused by firedamp, which is a reference to flammable gases found in coal mines, Donmez said overnight. Separately, the Turkish police headquarters said in a statement that legal action would be taken …

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 …

Poland: Several dead in coal mine explosions
2 years, 10 months ago

Poland: Several dead in coal mine explosions

The Hindu  

Suspected methane blasts have killed at least five people and injured 20 others in a coal mine in southern Poland, authorities said on April 20. Mining company JSW said 13 teams were involved in a rescue operation to find several workers who are still missing. Polish PM mourns 'tragedy' "A tragedy happened here today,'' Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told …

Coal mine accident kills, traps miners in Serbia’s Aleksinac
2 years, 11 months ago

Coal mine accident kills, traps miners in Serbia’s Aleksinac

Al Jazeera  

At least eight people are reported killed and dozens injured or trapped after the Aleksinac coal mine accident. At least eight miners have been killed and about 20 injured when a shaft collapsed in a state-owned coal mine in southern Serbia, according to the RTS state broadcaster. Drago Milinkovic, the coal mine manager, said initial information suggested a “sudden release …

Russia: Survivor found after Siberia mine disaster kills more than 50
3 years, 3 months ago

Russia: Survivor found after Siberia mine disaster kills more than 50

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 found a survivor …

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 …

Five Labourers Feared Trapped After Explosion in Illegal Coal Mine in Meghalaya, FIR Registered
3 years, 9 months ago

Five Labourers Feared Trapped After Explosion in Illegal Coal Mine in Meghalaya, FIR Registered

News 18  

A case was on Monday registered in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills police station on the basis of some eye-witnesses against an incident of illegal rat-hole coal mining which left five labourers feared trapped inside the mine after it collapsed due to a “sudden explosion of dynamite”. The district police were able to identify the probable location of the incident at …

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