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In the news: Mine Accidents
16.06.2010 | News
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Press coverage on mine accidents and incidents world wide

More than 70 Colombian miners killed in gas explosion

German paper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" (FAZ) reports of a methane gas explosion in a Colombian coal mine occurring during the night from June 16 to 17, 2010. Canadian Press (CP) stated on June 25 a death toll of 73 miners killed by the explosion. The cause is investigated, says CP.


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