10 killed as mine collapses in explosion


Blast warning: Rescuers waiting at the entrance of the coal mine during the search for victims after the explosion in West Sumatra. — AP

TEN workers were killed in Indonesia after an explosion in a coal mine caused a collapse, a rescue agency official said.

The miners were at a coal mine in the West Sumatra province when the blast buried an estimated 14 people on Friday.

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