34 killed as methane explosion tears through coal mine in Pakistan's Balochistan
- Coal mine blast in Pakistan's Balochistan (AP photo)At least 34 miners in Pakistan were killed and 10 other remained trapped after a methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in Balochistan province on Thursday, as officials told news agency AP.
- While rescuers continued a race against time to reach those still underground.
- The explosion took place on the outskirts of Quetta, the provincial capital, and was apparently triggered by a buildup of methane gas, according to government mine inspector Ghani Baloch.
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- Coal mine blast in Pakistan's Balochistan (AP photo)At least 34 miners in Pakistan were killed and 10 other remained trapped after a methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in Balochistan province on Thursday, as officials told news agency AP.
- While rescuers continued a race against time to reach those still underground.
- The explosion took place on the outskirts of Quetta, the provincial capital, and was apparently triggered by a buildup of methane gas, according to government mine inspector Ghani Baloch.
Sources: Times of India