Colombia mine methane blast kills four in Boyaca
BBC News
August 25, 2015
Four miners have been killed in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine in
Colombia's central Boyaca province.
The accident happened near the town of Socha, 250km north-west of the
capital, Bogota, on Monday.
Boyaca province is rich in minerals and mining is one of its main
industries.
The explosion comes three weeks after five miners died in a similar accident
in Samaca, also in Boyaca province. Deadly incidents are not uncommon as the
mines are often poorly regulated.
However, the explosion in Samaca happened at a mine which local media
described as "modern and technologically advanced".
Officials are investigating if the mine where Monday's methane blast
occurred was operating legally.
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