At least three miners died while two others fell unconscious when a coalmine in Dukki area of Loralai was filled with poisonous gas on Wednesday.
According to details, the unconscious workers were shifted to a nearby hospital for medical assistance.
All the five miners belonged to Dukki area whereas the dead ones have been identified by the names of Wali Khan, Nazar Shah and Ashraf.
Mining industry of Loralai earns hundreds of millions rupees but in case of such accident, there are no rescue measures for the workers.