Pakistan: 11 miners die due to suffocation inside coal mine in Pakistan
At least 11 miners died of suffocation inside a coal mine in Pakistan's Sanjdi region on Monday.
Chief Mines Inspector Abdul Ghani Baloch told The Nation that the accident occurred due to a gas leak, resulting in the deaths of 11 people.
“The deceased included nine miners, a contractor, and a mine manager," he said adding that the deceased hailed from of Swat.
The bodies will be sent to their hometown.
The coalmine was located around 50km from Quetta.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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