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QUETTA: At least two miners were killed and several others were feared trapped after an explosion in a private coal mine in the Sorange area of Balochistan’s provincial capital on Thursday.
Provincial Minister for Mines and Minerals Mir Shoaib Nosherwani confirmed the fatalities, adding that a rescue operation was underway at the incident site.
“The rescue operation was launched immediately after the coal mine collapse incident in Sorange,” said the minister.
Nosherwani added that the process of removing the debris and installing exhaust systems to reach the trapped miners was underway.
