QUETTA, Pakistan \u2014\u00a0A methane gas explosion\u00a0at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan killed 34 miners, authorities said on Friday, despite an overnight rescue attempt.<\/p>\n
Rescuers recovered 32 bodies from the mine on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, and were working to retrieve the remaining two, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said in a statement.<\/p>\n
A methane gas explosion\u00a0at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan killed 34 miners, authorities said on Friday, despite an overnight rescue attempt. FAYYAZ AHMED\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
People transport the body of a miner recovered after an explosion inside a coal mine on the outskirts of Quetta, in southwest Pakistan. AP Photo\/Fazal Tawab<\/p>\n
Mine inspector Ghani Baloch said authorities initially believed 42 people had been inside the mine when the explosion occurred Thursday.<\/p>\n
Balochistan\u2019s Minister for Mines and Minerals Shoaib Nosherwani expressed condolences to the victims\u2019 families and announced compensation of 500,000 Pakistani rupees (about $1,800) for the family of each victim. <\/p>\n
He said authorities would investigate the cause of the explosion and review safety measures at coal mines across the province.<\/p>\n
A mine inspector said authorities initially believed 42 people had been inside the mine when the explosion occurred Thursday. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Rescue workers and locals gather at a coal mine after a blast on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan. FAYYAZ AHMED\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
Relatives react at a coal mine after a blast on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, on July 30, 2026. FAYYAZ AHMED\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
Deadly accidents are common\u00a0in Pakistan\u2019s coal mining industry, particularly in Balochistan, where many mines lack adequate ventilation, gas-monitoring systems and other basic safety measures.<\/p>\n
Despite the dangers and low wages, thousands of workers rely on coal mining for their livelihoods in Balochistan, Pakistan\u2019s largest but least-developed province, where poverty and unemployment remain widespread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"QUETTA, Pakistan \u2014\u00a0A methane gas explosion\u00a0at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan killed 34 miners, authorities said on…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":971546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[389981,106131,50,3775,103,107],"class_list":["post-971545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-coal-mines","tag-mines","tag-news","tag-pakistan","tag-world","tag-world-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117015325807650399","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=971545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/971546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=971545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=971545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=971545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}