Harnai Blast Kills Four Miners, Injures Five
The army pulled five workers alive from the mine as four miners died and five others were injured, officials said.
- On Sunday, eight miners were trapped when poisonous gas spread through a coal mine in Harnai, Balochistan; the Pakistan Army rescued five workers while four miners died and five sustained injuries, Radio Pakistan reported.
- Methane gas explosions have repeatedly devastated coal mines across Balochistan, claiming scores of lives in Harnai, Dukki, Machh and Quetta, with gas build-ups remaining a leading cause of accidents in Pakistan's coal mines.
- Two injured miners from Swat were retrieved and initially treated at Shahrag hospital before being referred to Quetta for further medical care, while six workers remained trapped as rescue efforts continued.
- Labour union officials blamed poor working conditions and inadequate safety equipment for recurring accidents, prompting the National Labour Federation Balochistan to demand reforms as General Secretary Umar Hayat noted only 17 mine inspectors oversee the province.
- Coal mining hazards—from methane explosions to suffocation, roof collapse and coal workers black lung disease—persist across Balochistan, with the Harnai incident marking the latest in a string of deadly accidents in the region.
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Four people were killed and five injured by an explosion inside a coal mine in Baluchistan Province, south-west of Pakistan.
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Four Miners Killed, Five Injured in Gas Explosion at Coal Mine in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Islamabad, September 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) Four miners were killed and five others injured after a gas explosion inside a coal mine in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said. The incident occurred on Sunday in Harnai district after gas accumulated inside the mine, according to official sources cited by Xinhua. Rescue teams from the […]
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