The sudden release of methane and other toxic gases quickly filled the confined space.
QUETA:
Three coal mine workers lost their lives after toxic gas accumulated inside a private coal lease in Degari area, once again exposing dangerous conditions in Balochistan’s mining sector, officials and local sources said on Wednesday.
In the town of Machh, Degari, workers were carrying out underground operations when a sudden release of methane and other toxic gases quickly filled the confined space, causing immediate loss of consciousness and fatal asphyxiation, according to local accounts.
Among the deceased workers were Murad Bakhsh, Ali Hassan and Dilawar Khan.
