Rescue operations are on as more people are feared trapped inside the mine, police say.

The tunnel where the miners were working was blocked at both ends by coal after pressure caused rocks to fracture and break on October 20, the official Xinhua news agency said. Only one miner has been ...

BHOPAL: Illegal coal mining in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district claimed the lives of a couple, leaving their five daughters, aged between 2 and 18 years, to fend for themselves. The incident happened ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State mining officials are citing Patriot Coal for serious violations during a severe coal burst that killed two miners in May. The enforcement action by the state Office of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rescue operations after an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya [Anadolu via Getty Images] At least 18 miners have died ...

MOSCOW (AP) – A methane gas leak at a coal mine in Russia’s far north triggered three explosions that ignited a raging fire and partially collapsed the mine, killing 36 people, officials said Sunday.

Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

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