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On 12 January 2024, a coal mine explosion occurred in Pingdingshan, in central China's Henan Province. [1] The incident was described as a possible explosion of coal and gas and occurred around 14:55 local time (06:55 GMT). The death toll in the incident has reached 13 while three people are still missing. [2] [3]
The mine, located in Tabas, some 540 km (340 mi) from Tehran, exploded at 21:00 local time while 69 workers were inside. [4] The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported 51 fatalities and 20 injured. [5] Twenty-two people were trapped in the mine. [6] The explosion occurred at a depth of 250 m (820 ft). [7]
At least 42 of the dead were residents including 26 mine employees. [3] Among the those initially reported missing were 45 gold miners employed by Apex [4] who were waiting in three buses [5] to be driven home at the end of one of three shifts for the mine's 24-hour operation [6] when the landslide started and
The death toll from a mining tragedy last week in South Africa that involved an elevator has risen to 13 people after a worker died at a hospital, the mine operator said Monday. Impala Platinum ...
REUTERSAfter two grueling days trapped underground, most of the 39 workers stuck in a mine in the Canadian city of Sudbury finally climbed to the surface on Tuesday. The grueling rescue operation ...
An elevator accident occurred on 27 November 2023 at the Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, when an ascending mine elevator fell 200 m down the number 11 shaft. [1] Thirteen miners were killed, 11 on the scene and two dying in hospital later, and 73 were injured. [ 2 ]
The death toll from a fire at a coal mine in Kazakhstan rose to 42 on Sunday, with four people still missing, the press service of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations said. The fire ...