7 laborers killed in NW Pakistan's coalmine explosion

STORY: 7 laborers killed in NW Pakistan's coalmine explosion DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of coal mine STORYLINE: Seven laborers were killed and four others injured in a coal mine explosion in the Orakzai district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, police said. The incident happened due to the accumulation of toxic gas in the mine when about 13 laborers were working inside, the Divisional Police Officer of Orakazi Nazeer Khan said. He said three people were still stranded inside the mine and rescue work was underway to recover them. The injured laborers were shifted to a nearby hospital, and they are in critical condition, local media reports said. Pakistan has more than 184 billion tonnes of coal, and it produces 4 million tonnes of coal annually. However, the mines often see frequent accidents for their unsafe working conditions and primitive extraction methods. According to the Pakistan Central Mines

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-COALMINE-COLLAPSE

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-COALMINE-COLLAPSE

(220208) -- PUL-E-KHUMRI, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans work at a coalmine in Chinarak area of Nahrin district of Baghlan province Feb. 7, 2022. Ten workers of a coalmine were dead and three others injured as the mine caved in in Nahrin district of northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province, head of the provincial Information and Culture Directorate Mawlawi Mustafa Hashimi said. (Str/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-COALMINE-COLLAPSE

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-COALMINE-COLLAPSE

(220208) -- PUL-E-KHUMRI, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans work at a coalmine in Chinarak area of Nahrin district of Baghlan province Feb. 7, 2022. Ten workers of a coalmine were dead and three others injured as the mine caved in in Nahrin district of northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province, head of the provincial Information and Culture Directorate Mawlawi Mustafa Hashimi said. (Str/Xinhua)

Tagawa coalmine chimneys to be named tangible cultural property

Tagawa coalmine chimneys to be named tangible cultural property

FUKUOKA, Japan - This pair of brick chimneys at the Ida coalmine operated by the former Mitsui Tagawa Mines in Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture has been proposed as Registered Tangible Cultural Property by the Council for Cultural Affairs. The chimneys are among 201 historical buildings the council designated as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties in a proposal sent to Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Bummei Ibuki on June 15. Built in 1908, the 45-meter-high chimneys were used as smoke outlets for steam boilers used inside the coalmine. (Kyodo)