Eight colliers injured in Dukki mine blast
Miners currently under treatment for severe burn injuries
Rescuers and labourers working at nearby coal mines rushed to the site and initiated a rescue operation soon after receiving information about the incident. PHOTO: FILE
QUETTA:
At least eight colliers sustained injuries in an explosion on Tuesday caused by toxic gas accumulated in a coal mine in Balochistan’s Dukki district.
The trapped coalminers suffered severe burn injuries when a portion of the coalmine caved in after the explosion.
According to Mines Inspector Sabir Shah, the unfortunate incident occurred at a private coal company’s mine. He added that excessive methane gas was released inside the mine after a portion of it collapsed. A rescue operation was carried out soon after the blast and all the miners were rescued.