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Pakistan Coal Mine Explosions Kill 6, Trap 45

   VOA News  March 20, 2011
   Mine  workers  and  residents  gather  outside  a  coal  mine  after a
   explosion in Sorange near Quetta, Pakistan, March 20, 2011

Photo: AP

   Mine  workers  and  residents  gather  outside  a  coal  mine  after a
   explosion in Sorange near Quetta, Pakistan, March 20, 2011

   Pakistan  officials  say  methane  gas  explosions  in  a coal mine in
   southwestern  Pakistan have killed at least 6 workers and trapped 45.Â
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   Authorities  say  the  blasts  happened  Sunday  in  a mine run by the
   state-owned Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation.
   The coal mine is located in the province of Baluchistan, 35 kilometers
   from Quetta, the provincial capital.
   A  mining  inspector says the presence of methane gas is hampering the
   rescue operation.

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