At least twelve miners are trapped inside a coal mine in central Colombia, officials said Monday night, following an explosion that was caused apparently by the accumulation of gases.

The explosion is the latest accident in the locality of Sutatausa, the site of another deadly mine disaster in 2023.

Officials in Colombia say that an explosion in a coal mine in a central area of the country has killed nine miners and injured six others.

Six miners were rescued after the explosion, which was caused by a build-up of gases. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

A coal mine explosion in Colombia killed nine workers and injured six others after a buildup of underground gas.

The incident took place at a coal mine in Colombia on Monday, May 4 at 4:00 p.m. local time ...

AT LEAST nine workers have been killed in a blast at a coal mine in Colombia – just weeks after inspectors raised safety ...

Colombia said at least nine workers were dead following a coal mine explosion in the mining town of Sutatausa, about 72 kilometers north of Bogota.

A coal mine explosion in ​Colombia's Cundinamarca province killed nine workers and ‌left six others injured, the national ...

Mining accidents are common in central Colombia, where dozens of small operators run coal and emerald mines. View on euronews ...