ISLAMABAD - At least eight laborers died of suffocation and two others fainted when toxic gas accumulated in a coal mine in Pakistan's southwest city of Loralai on Monday, local media reported.
Local TV Dunya reported that the incident happened at pre-dawn time when 10 people working in a coal mine went unconscious in Dakki area of Loralai, a main city in the country's southwest province of Balochistan.
Residents shifted the fainted people to a nearby hospital where eight of them were confirmed dead.
Toxic gas kills 8 in Pakistan coal mine |Asia-Pacific |chinadaily.com.cn
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