Coal mine blast in Pakan kills at least 32 miners, traps 10 others | World News
People gather as rescue workers attempt to reach miners trapped in a coal mine on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchan province, in southwest Pakan. (Photo: AP)
An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakan killed at least 32 miners and trapped 10 others underground in what officials believed to be life-threatening conditions as rescuers raced to reach them.
The blast on Thursday was apparently triggered a buildup of methane gas and occurred on the outskirts of the Baluchan provincial capital of Quetta, said government mine inspector Ghani Baloch.
The bodies of seven people were recovered hours after the blast, and emergency responders later found 25 more bodies, officials and a provincial disaster management agency said in a statement. It said the search and rescue operation was continuing, with rescue teams working to locate and recover the remaining trapped miners.
