Mine has no signage and is difficult to find

Soot and ashes: Fire and Rescue Department forensic personnel inspecting the coal mine area after the explosion. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

KUCHING: The scene of the mine explosion was a picture of blackness.

Coal dust was everywhere – on the ground, on the tables and chairs, on the hands of workers and shortly on my face too. Just minutes after entering the compound, I could feel its coarseness on my skin.