Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Colombian coal mine explosion kills 11, search ongoing for survivors By: FOXNews.com March 15, 2023 at 14:43 PM EDT A Colombian coal mine explosion killed 11 people, as law enforcement continues to search for survivors. Authorities said the blast was caused by an accumulation of gases. A powerful explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia that affected four other mines linked by tunnels has killed at least 11 people and left others missing, the government said Wednesday.President Gustavo Petro said on his Twitter account that rescuers were making every effort to reach the trapped miners.The blast took place Tuesday night in the municipality of Sutatausa in Cundinamarca province.Cundinamarca Gov. Nicolás García Bustos initially reported four deaths with two people recovered alive and 17 still trapped in the mine.COLOMBIA’S PRESIDENT CONDEMNS RUSSIA'S 'MOST BRUTAL GENOCIDE,' WARNS OF AUTOCRACIES DISRUPTING DEMOCRACIESÁlvaro Farfán, captain of the Cundinamarca fire department, told local media the explosion affected five mines interconnected by tunnels, generating a "chain" blast.Petro later raised the death toll to 11, but did not say how many miners were still trapped.Farfán said the initial hypothesis is that the explosion was caused by an accumulation of gases.Explosions, landslide and other emergencies are common in Colombian coal mines. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Colombian coal mine explosion kills 11, search ongoing for survivors By: FOXNews.com March 15, 2023 at 14:43 PM EDT A Colombian coal mine explosion killed 11 people, as law enforcement continues to search for survivors. Authorities said the blast was caused by an accumulation of gases. A powerful explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia that affected four other mines linked by tunnels has killed at least 11 people and left others missing, the government said Wednesday.President Gustavo Petro said on his Twitter account that rescuers were making every effort to reach the trapped miners.The blast took place Tuesday night in the municipality of Sutatausa in Cundinamarca province.Cundinamarca Gov. Nicolás García Bustos initially reported four deaths with two people recovered alive and 17 still trapped in the mine.COLOMBIA’S PRESIDENT CONDEMNS RUSSIA'S 'MOST BRUTAL GENOCIDE,' WARNS OF AUTOCRACIES DISRUPTING DEMOCRACIESÁlvaro Farfán, captain of the Cundinamarca fire department, told local media the explosion affected five mines interconnected by tunnels, generating a "chain" blast.Petro later raised the death toll to 11, but did not say how many miners were still trapped.Farfán said the initial hypothesis is that the explosion was caused by an accumulation of gases.Explosions, landslide and other emergencies are common in Colombian coal mines. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd