Bodies of seven Loralai miners recovered on fourth day

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At least seven dead bodies of labourers were recovered Sunday from a coal mine in Dukki area of Loralai.

According to reports, fourth day of evacuating the labourers from the coal mine is underway in Loralai. Rescue teams and Levies personnel’s pulled out four bodies from the mine Saturday night whereas three were evacuated early morning yesterday.

Four of the labourers have been identified as Jin Bakht, Mir Alim, Aqal Zaman and Azeem Khan. According to rescue teams, the bodies of the labourers are burned and mutilated.

Mining industry of Loralai earns hundreds of millions rupees but in case of such accident, there are no rescue measurements for the labourers.

Earlier, the coal mine collapsed on Thursday morning when suddenly the mine was filled with gas and a blast occurred.

As many as 20 miners got stuck under the collapsed mine while at least eight died on the spot. After 24 hours, 11 labourers were rescued alive but unconscious. Rescue team from Quetta could make it to Loralai after 10 hours of the accident.