Mining accident in western India kills three

Mining accident in western India kills three

2011-06-19 04:35:03 GMT+7 (ICT)

GOA, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Three people are believed to have been killed and several others have been rescued after a mining accident in the western Indian state of Goa, officials said on Saturday.

The Hindustan Times reported that a tailing stack of a mine collapsed in the town of Sanvordem on Friday night after heavy monsoon showers, burying 10 people under the debris. According to officials, seven people were rescued.

"The incident occurred at around 8.30pm (Friday). We managed to rescue seven people. But three others, including a minerals engineer, have been feared killed in the sludge," deputy collector Agnelo Fernandes told the newspaper.

Police and fire department officials were at the site, but incessant rains hampered the rescue operations. "We are trying to locate the bodies of the three people. But the rains and the mining sludge are making things difficult," a fire department official said.

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