Seconds Of The Coal Mining Burst In Sawahlunto West Sumatra, There Was Initially Small Smokes With Small Bursts

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JAKARTA - The explosion occurred in a new coal mine in Salak Village, Talawi District, Sawahlunto City, West Sumatra. Police said the incident began with a puff of smoke emerging from the mine pit. "The hole emitted a puff of smoke and was accompanied by a small eruption from inside the mine pit," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo in his statement, Friday, December 9. The explosion and puffs of smoke occurred at around 09.00 WIB or shortly after workers began to enter the mining pit. With the explosion and puffs of smoke, the head of mining engineering (KTT) asked the head of the hole to examine it. Because, dozens of workers were in the hole It was recorded that about 15 miners were inside the coal hole. However, only 9 of them could be removed from the hole, four of whom died. "There are 6 workers who are still being evacuated or still in a hole," he said. Currently, the cause of the explosion is not yet known. However, the coal hole is known to emit methane gas. "It is still being investigated by the Polres and Polda West Sumatra to go down to back up the investigation process," said Dedi. Previously, it was reported that the explosion occurred in a new coal mine in Salak Village, Talawi District, Sawahlunto City, West Sumatra, on Friday, December 9. At least 15 miners were victims, four of whom were killed and six were still trapped in the mine pit. So far, the Sawahlunto Police are still trying to evacuate six still trapped miners. Allegedly, they are hundreds of meters below ground level. "It is estimated that the mining pit workers who are still confined inside the hole are at a depth of approximately 200 meters," said Dedi.