mine explosion kills two Pakistan miners, 8 trapped in explosion

On Wednesday, in southern Pakistan, Two dead bodies were recovered from a collapsed mine,  with eight more people trapped.

“Two dead bodies were recovered by the rescue teams overnight,” Ghani Baloch, the chief inspector of mines for Balochistan province, told AFP.

“We fear the rest of the workers may not be alive, however, our rescue team members are trying their best to recover them.”

A group of eight who was trying to rescue their colleagues were stuck for several hours but were later brought to safety by  government rescue team, however, some of them were unconscious.

The government’s rescue teams from mining department as well as the disaster management agency were at the site.

Late on Tuesday, in the mining region gas explosion rocked the private coal pit of Khost, 80 kilometres (50 miles) east of Quetta,  trapping 10 people about 800 feet (244 metres) below the ground.

“The cause of the incident was an accumulation of carbon monoxide gas followed by an explosion. As a result, the mine caved in,” Baloch told AFP.

In Pakistan mines, fatal incidents like this are not rare this is as a result of dangerous working conditions and poor safety standards.

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