Gas Explosion in Central Nigeria Kills at Least 38 Miners
Kathmandu. Local sources informed AFP that at least 38 miners died in a gas explosion in Plateau State, central Nigeria, on Wednesday.
Twenty-seven others were injured in the explosion that occurred in the Kpanjin Jurak mining area of Bassa district in Plateau State.
Alhaji Aliyu Adamu Idris, a local community leader, stated, "It is true that there was an explosion in the mine. So far, 38 deaths have been confirmed from the explosion, and 27 others have been taken to the hospital."
Nearby miner Ibrahim Dattijo Sani told the AFP news agency that the explosion occurred between 7:30 AM and 8:00 AM local time.
Sani told AFP over the phone, "We live near the site. People were in the mine pit, and suddenly a gas explosion occurred."
The West African nation has witnessed similar fatal mining accidents in the past.
Last September, at least 18 people died when rocks collapsed in an illegal mine due to heavy rainfall.
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