Lalrp.org:
The blast, which was attributed to a construct up of methane fuel, befell Tuesday evening within the municipality of Sutatausa in Cundinamarca province.
Cundinamarca Gov. Nicolás García Bustos initially reported 4 deaths with two individuals recovered alive and 17 trapped within the mine.
However Álvaro Farfán, captain of the Cundinamarca hearth division, advised native media the explosion affected 5 mines interconnected by tunnels, producing a “chain” blast with a wider influence.
Petro later raised the dying toll to 11. Vitality and Mines Minister Irene Vélez mentioned 10 individuals had been nonetheless trapped within the mines.
The blast occurred when the extremely explosive methane fuel ignited, Vélez mentioned.
Explosions and landslides are widespread in Colombia’s coal mines.