Seven workers were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in Colombia. This information was given in a report of the news agency AFP on Saturday, citing the country’s fire brigade.
Alvaro Farfán, head of the fire department in the Cundinamarca region in the central part of the country, said the explosion occurred on Wednesday night at a coal mine located in the town of Cucunuba, about 90 kilometers north of the Colombian capital Bogota.
The authorities said that they suspect that the explosion may have occurred from gas accumulation in the mine.
Alvaro Farfan said three bodies were found early Thursday after the explosion. At that time, the four workers could not be found. The four bodies were found later on Friday.
Incidentally, such accidents are often reported in the mines of Colombia, the largest coal-producing country in Latin America. especially Cundinamarca And Such accidents often occur in illegal mines in various parts of the central and northeastern parts of the country.
According to Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy, from 2011 to May 2022, more than 100 people lost their lives in 1,262 accidents in the country’s mines.
