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  Pakistan: 12 killed after coal mine collapses in Balochistan's Harnai district, 8 rescued

  World | March 21, 2024 6:42 IST

  There were 20 miners reported in the coal mine when it caved in following a methane gas explosion. An extensive rescue operation was green-lit by Balochistan CM Sarfaraz Bugti after which the bodies were recovered and surviving miners rescued.

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  Around 35 workers rescued after explosion in German mine

  World | November 09, 2019 7:00 IST

  The mine was shut down in 1982 after being used for about 80 years to extract potash salt. During the last 15 years, the mine have been converted into a "stowing mine" in order to protect the surface "by backfilling the subterranean caverns of the former mine", according to the mine's operating company.  

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  Three killed in mine explosion in Malaysia

  World | November 23, 2014 11:02 IST

  Kuala Lumpur: At least three workers were killed and 24 others, six of them serious, injured in an explosion in a coal mine in Malaysia, media reported on Sunday.The explosion took place in a coal