4 labourers killed in Quetta coal mine incident

QUETTA – Four coal mine workers were killed on Sunday when a part of a mine located in the Sanjadi area of Quetta collapsed due to a gas explosion inside the mine.

While talking to media, Chief Inspector Mines Iftikhar Ahmed expressed that four bodies had been recovered from the debris, adding that the explosion also affected nine others who were given first aid at the moment.

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The slain labourers were identified as Mohammad Rahman, Yar Khan, Badsha Wazir and Ghulam Mohammad and all hail from Swat.

Earlier, at least 23 miners died after two mines collapsed in the Marwar coal fields of Balochistan following a gas explosion. The provincial government had set up a four-member committee to investigate the coal mine accidents. However, no details on the progress of the committee or the report were made available as yet.

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