16 killed in coal blast in Pakistan
At least 16 workers were killed in an explosion in a coal mines in Pakistan. More than 9 people were injured in this.
The blast happened in the coal mine in Balwanchian, Marwah area of West Pakistan.
International media sources said rescue workers were sent to the scene.
According to the sources, the explosion took place due to ammonia gas in the mine, sources said. Of the nine injured, the condition of two is critical. The source said that the maximum efforts were made to rescue the dead. But because the bodies are deeply deep, it may take more time.
In 2011, 40 people were killed in a gas explosion incident in Balochistan.
16 killed in coal blast in Pakistan