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MIners died after a methane gas explosion. AFP/File
Quetta: Six miners were found dead on Friday after they were trapped inside a coalmine in Bolan district that collapsed following a methane gas explosion the previous day.
A miner who went inside the mine to rescue his colleagues also lost his life after he inhaled the gas, according to an official of the Mines Directorate.
The explosion took place around 1,000 feet deep inside the mine in Marwar on Thursday when eight workers were busy digging for coal, Naseer Khan Nasar, Director General of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), said.