At least six workers killed in Nagaland coal mine accident
According to officials, the workers were engaged in mining activities at the coal mine when a sudden landslide buried alive 6 of them to death
![The incident occurred at Nagaland's Wokha district and all 6 deceased workers were reportedly residents of Assam. (representative image) (photo: National Herald archives)](https://media.assettype.com/nationalherald%2F2023-11%2Fcabd46d5-1d0c-448c-8c22-7edb597dc0fe%2FCoal_Mining.jpg?rect=0%2C0%2C1200%2C675&auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp)
At least six workers were killed while four others injured following an accident on Thursday, 25 January at a coal mine in Nagaland's Wokha district, an official said.
According to officials, the workers were engaged in mining activities at the coal mine when a sudden landslide buried alive six of them to death.
All six deceased workers were reportedly residents of Assam's Golaghat district.
The injured were shifted to a hospital in Dimapur. Their condition is said to be critical.
Meanwhile, a report said that deaths have been caused by a fire outbreak in the coal mine, and not due to landslides.
More details are awaited.
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Published: 26 Jan 2024, 10:22 AM