Explosion traps 12 in a Colombian coal mine
Authorities said a gas buildup likely caused the blast after inspectors warned the mine of dangerous methane levels weeks earlier.
- On Monday, a coal mine explosion in Sutatausa, Colombia, trapped at least 12 miners at a legally operated site about 46 miles outside Bogota.
- Cundinamarca Governor Jorge Emilio Rey stated 15 miners were inside when the explosion occurred, attributing it to a "buildup of gases," with three miners escaping.
- Rescue workers and ambulances arrived at the mine entrance to assist, and a source confirmed to AFP that two of the evacuees were "out of danger."
- Mining accidents are common in central Colombia, where dozens of small operators run coal mines, and illegal mines failing to meet safety standards also operate in the region.
- Fatalities in the sector are frequent; 11 miners died in a 2020 accident in Cucunuba, and in 2023, another explosion at a separate coal mine in Sutatausa killed 11 miners.
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The authorities announced that the official expert will begin to determine the legal responsibilities of the company Carbonera Los Pinos S.A.S. in this event.
Nine miners have died and six more have been injured after an explosion in a coal mine that occurred on Monday afternoon in the municipality of Sutatausa, about two hours from Bogotá, in central Colombia. The municipality’s mayor’s office has identified the victims as Crisanto Balanta, Osvaldo Barrera, Fredy Bucurú, Blas María Chitiva, José Mojica, Carlos Prada, Wilmer Prada, Eduar Trochez and Rodolfo Romero, and has expressed in a statement thi…
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n1info.rsIn an explosion in a coal mine in Columbia, nine miners were killed and six were injured.
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Colombian mine explosion kills nine
A coal mine explosion in central Colombia on Monday killed nine people, the national mining authority said, less than a month after it flagged safety issues at the site.
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