KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22, 2014:
Three died while 26 were injured after an explosion rocked a coal mine in Pantu, near Sri Aman, Sarawak today.
Sri Aman district police chief, DSP Mat Jusoh Mohamad, said in the 9am incident, the three were identified as foreigners from Indonesia, North Korea and Myanmar.
"However, further information on the identities of the victims have yet to be obtained," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Mat Jusoh said initial investigations revealed that the cause of the explosion were from sparks from a faulty fan which ultimately led to a gas fire and explosion in one of the tunnels, which was 69 metres deep.
"During the incident, the 29 workers dashed out to save themselves and assisted several of their seriously wounded colleagues,"
"The bodies of the victims were brought to the Sri Aman Hospital for post mortem while 16 others have also been sent there to be treated.
The remaining injured were sent to the Seda Pantu Clinic and Seria District Hospital, some 60km from the explosion site.
Mat Jusoh added that the eight-year-old mine has 119 foreign workers from China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh and North Korea.
http://www.information.myanmaronlinecentre.com/sarawak-coal-mine-blast-kills-three-injures-26/
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