Balochistan Coal Mine

Two bodies have been pulled from a collapsed mine in southern Pakistan, rescuers said Wednesday, with eight more people feared dead.

Shortly a build-up of methane caused an explosion and tunnel collapse at a mine in Marwaarh, east of Quetta, the capital of the fossil fuel-rich Balochistan province bordering Iran and Afghanistan.

An explosion in a coal mine in Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan today killed five miners and trapped 46 more, officials said.The blast in the mine at Sorang, located about 30 km from provincial capital Quetta, was caused by the accumulation of methane gas.The mine is operated by the state-run Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation.Offic...

Two bodies have been pulled from a collapsed mine in southern Pakistan, rescuers said Wednesday, with eight more people feared dead.

Shortly a build-up of methane caused an explosion and tunnel collapse at a mine in Marwaarh, east of Quetta, the capital of the fossil fuel-rich Balochistan province bordering Iran and Afghanistan.

An explosion in a coal mine in Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan today killed five miners and trapped 46 more, officials said.The blast in the mine at Sorang, located about 30 km from provincial capital Quetta, was caused by the accumulation of methane gas.The mine is operated by the state-run Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation.Offic...