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Four coal miners died on Wednesday when a mine collapsed in Quetta's Sorange area, Levies officials informed DawnNews.
All four miners, working inside the mine, died on the spot. The bodies were retrieved from the mine following a two-hour long rescue operation, the officials said.
The deceased miners belonged to Swat's Shangla area. They were identified as Kashmir Khan, Abdul Qayoum, Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Anwar.
Levies officials said the bodies were shifted to Pakistan Minerals Development Centre's hospital and will be handed over to their family members afterward.
In Balochistan, the coal miners work under extremely poor working conditions. Blasts inside mines have claimed lives of a large number of coal miners.
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May 24, 2017 11:40pm
Miners are hard working people, working in really bad conditions. RIP
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May 25, 2017 12:15am
Ina illaha wainaelaha rageon.
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May 25, 2017 12:47am
Pakistan, China's coal mine safety management and safety record are poor ---- injuries and deaths are high.
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May 25, 2017 07:29am
RIP dears, Government and Officials are making money from the hard toil of these poor citizens. They are busy in Fighting for power, Making Illegal money, Lands through corruption but not thinking about work safety of its people.
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