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At least 11 dead, 10 missing after central Colombia mine blasts
Fire department blames gas accumulation for underground explosions
by Adriaan Alsema March 15, 2023
At least 11 miners died and another ten were reported trapped after a series of explosions in a mine in central Colombia.
The accident took place in Sutatausa, a municipality some 50 kilometers northeast of the capital Bogota, on Tuesday evening.
According to local authorities, more than 30 miners were working underground at the time of the time of the explosions that were blamed on accumulations of gas.
Four of the miners working at the time of the explosions were able to escape.
The commander of the fire department of the Cundinamarca province told local media that an explosion in one of the mine shafts triggered a “chain reaction” in four other shafts.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/11-dead-17-missing-after-central-colombia-mine-blast/
