2 die of suffocation in Bamyan coalmine

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Two persons have died of suffocation caused by lack of oxygen in a coal mine in the Seghan district of central Bamyan province.

Police spokesman Mohammad Khwanai Rasa told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in a coal mine in the district at around 11:00 am on Tuesday.

He said the deceased were from the same family.

According to him, “These people were extracting coal in a substandard way without any safety measures and lack of ventilation, as a result of which both lost their lives due to suffocation.”

He urged residents of the area to avoid substandard extraction of coal.

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