INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authors: JordanQUETTA, Pakistan: A coalmine explosion on Saturday killed at least 16 labourers and injured
several others in southwest Pakistan, with over a dozen still trapped, officials said.Director of disaster management Attaullah Khan said
methane gas had caused the explosion in a mine some 60 km (35 miles) east of Quetta city, capital of Baluchistan province."We have retrieved
He said over a dozen labourers were still trapped in the mine
Rescue work was in process, Chief Inspector of Mines Iftikhar Ahmad said.Accidents are frequent in the province's mines and are mainly due
to inadequate safety measures.© Thomson Reuters 2018
