Five killed in Colombia mine explosion: official
Disaster occurred Wednesday night at Los Laureles mine about 130 kilometers northeast of Bogota
BOGOTA (AFP) - Five people were killed in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine in central Colombia, the head of the national disaster management agency said Thursday.
The disaster occurred Wednesday night at the Los Laureles mine about 130 kilometers (80 miles) northeast of Bogota, Carlos Ivan Marquez, the agency s director told AFP.
The bodies of five miners were recovered after the blast, said the mayor of the town of Samaca, Luis Aponte, who told AFP the mine was operated by Carbones Andinos SAS.
