Explosion in a mine in Pakistan, 12 miners died – Dainik Savera Times

Karachi: A coal mine collapsed in Pakistan’s Balochistan province following a deadly gas explosion, killing at least 12 miners. Eight miners were rescued. Officials gave this information on Wednesday. According to the news published in Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, this incident took place in Zardalo area of ​​Harnai district. Balochistan’s Chief Mines Inspector Abdul Ghani Baloch was quoted in the news as saying that 20 miners were present in the mine when methane gas exploded at night in Zardalo area.

He said that relief work was completed at the incident site by Wednesday morning. During this time, the rescue team has recovered 12 bodies while eight miners have been safely evacuated and admitted to the hospital. Baloch said two bodies were recovered in the night while ten more bodies were recovered in the morning. According to reports, the province’s Director General of Mining Abdullah Shahwani has also confirmed the death toll in this accident. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep sorrow for those killed in the accident.

According to Pakistan Radio, the Prime Minister has directed to provide all possible medical treatment to the injured miners. Describing such incidents as extremely painful and tragic, he said that the government will provide all possible relief to the injured and affected families. Balochistan province contributes 50 percent of Pakistan’s coal production. Mine accidents are common in Pakistan. This is mainly due to gas. At the same time, mine workers have repeatedly complained that such accidents occur frequently due to lack of safety and poor working conditions in coal mines.

A fire broke out in a private mine in Balochistan’s Duki coalfield in December last year, killing two coal miners and injuring three others. At the same time, in the month of September, three workers were buried under the debris due to the collapse of a coal mine in Jamshoro, Sindh. In February of the same year, three miners were killed and four others were injured in two coal mine accidents in the Duki and Sharagh coal fields. In the year 2022, six miners were killed in a gas explosion inside a coal mine in Harnai district.