QUETTA: Seven coal-miners burned to death in a huge fire triggered by methane gas blast in a mine in Harnai district of Balochistan, officials said on Tuesday.
It is the second incident in the province within the last few days that has claimed precious lives. On March 12, six coalminers were killed in similar circumstances in a coalmine in Marwar area of Bolan district.
Deputy Commissioner of Harnai District Sohail Anwar Hashmi told Dawn that methane gas had accumulated in a coalmine in the Torghar gas field area of the district, which caused a huge blast and fire inside the mine, trapping the workers busy in their work inside the mine.
Home / International / Pakistan: 7 coal miners killed in Balochistan’s Harnai in second incident in a week
Pakistan: 7 coal miners killed in Balochistan’s Harnai in second incident in a weekInternational 2021-03-17, by Editor Comments Off 2
Seven miners were killed in a blast at a coal mine in the Harnai area of Balochistan on Monday night, the second such deadly incident in the region in a week.
A build-up of methane gas in the mine in the Torghar gas field in the district caused an explosion while the workers were inside, Deputy Commissioner Sohail Anwar Hashmi told Reuters.
Rescue teams recovered the bodies of all seven coal miners this morning, who burnt to death as a huge fire broke out in the mine after the blast, Chief Inspector of Mines Shafqat Fayyaz told Reuters.
2 Min Read
QUETTA, Pakistan March 16 (Reuters) - Seven miners were killed in a blast at a coal mine in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Monday night, the second such deadly incident in the region in a week.
A build up of methane gas in the mine in the Torghar gas field in the district of Harnai caused an explosion as the workers were inside, Deputy Commissioner Sohail Anwar Hashmi told Reuters.
“Rescue teams recovered the bodies of all seven coal miners this morning, who burnt to death as a huge fire broke out in the mine after the blast,” Chief Inspector of Mines Shafqat Fayyaz told Reuters.