JAKARTA - The National Police stated that all miners trapped in the coal excavation hole in Salak Village, Talawi District, Sawahlunto City, West Sumatra, had been fully evaluated. In total, 10 people were declared dead.
"Everything has been evacuated, 10 people have died," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prastyo in his statement, Friday, December 9.
Meanwhile, based on reports received, four miners managed to survive. However, they were injured.
In fact, one of them suffered burns 30 percent due to the explosion in the coal mine pit.
"One person was burned, one person was slightly injured, and two people survived," he said.
However, the cause of the explosion is still being experienced. It is suspected that the explosion was due to the coal mining hole containing methane gas.
"The condition of the hole contains Methan gas, besides that there are several ruins as a result of the small explosion of the mine pit," said Dedi.
The explosion occurred in a new coal mine in Salak Village, Talawi District, Sawahlunto City, West Sumatra, on Friday, December 9.
As a result of the explosion, six miners were trapped in a mine pit with a distance of approximately 200 meters below the ground level.
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