Seven coalminers die of suffocation in Loralai

LORALAI: Seven coalminers who were trapped inside a mine in Dukki area of Loralai district in Balochistan since Thursday evening, died of suffocation on Friday.
All the deceased miners are residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.A poisonous gas penetrated inside the coalmine causing the death of seven miners, Rasheed Abro, the inspector of mines told the local media. The deceased coalminers were trapped inside the mine on Thursday. Over a dozen miners were rescued by colleagues and then shifted to a poorly-equipped basic health unit for treatment. One of the miners died on Thursday evening; however, the seven remained trapped inside the coal mine for more than 24 hours.
Abro said that a rescue team was rushed from Quetta to rescue the miners. However, the team was extremely late in doing so. The coalminers working nearby rushed towards the affected mine and launched a rescue operation on their own. They succeeded in rescuing 13 other coalminers, Levies official Muhammad Qasim said.