Rescue units and organizations continue to fight to save the lives of at least 10 miners who were trapped after the explosion inside the coal mines in Sutatausa.
Colombian News.
The serious tragedy of the coal mines in Sutatausa, Cundinamarca, already leaves 11 people dead and ten more miners who are trapped still need to be rescued.
The emergency occurred at night on Tuesday, March 14, when they reported a strong explosion in what is a joint mine duct.
According to the fire departments, in the area there is a mine complex with several entrances called beehives and eight of these were affected.
“It is an accumulation of gases, as we know these mines were filled with methane gas inside, in addition, there is coal dust, this is not only toxic, it is highly explosive and obviously caused the emergency,” explained Álvaro Farfán, captain of the Fire Department. Cundinamarca.
At this time in Sutatausa, Cundinamarca, rescuers are fighting to get the 10 miners trapped by the explosion in coal mines alive.
So far, 11 bodies of the deceased miners have been recovered.
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“It was a series of explosions”
Some miners who closed their shift minutes before the serious tragedy also recounted what happened.
- «At that time we were leaving shift, it was 8:10 at night when we finished; we got out of the car when the mines exploded and the La Golondrina mine was a series of explosions”.
He also pointed out that “in our mine there were two colleagues, but thank God the wave did not pass, they managed to save themselves.”
According to what the first workers to arrive at the mines have rescued several of their colleagues, others did not have the same luck.
Given the serious situation that this municipality is going through, the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro, wrote through a Twitter account a message of solidarity for the families of the deceased miners.
What happened in the Sutatausa mine was an unfortunate tragedy, where 11 people died. We are making every effort with the Cundinamarca government to rescue the trapped people alive. A hug of solidarity to the victims and their families.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) March 15, 2023
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