Date: June 11, 2021
Location: Boyaca, Andean Region (Colombia)
Address: Socha
Type: Potential Dust Explosion
Fuel: Coal Dust
Industry: Coal Mining
Equipment: Unknown
Company: Diamante 5 Coal Mine
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: Nine Dead
Capital Cost: No Details
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
Diamante 5 does not appear to have a website. It is a coal mine located in Boyaca, Colombia.
Incident Description:
On June 12, 2021, Xinhuanet reported that an explosion had occurred at a coal mine in Boyaca, Colombia.
The incident occurred on June 11 at around 1:30 p.m., while 12 miners were working. Three of them were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital- one with first-degree burns on his face and the others with signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. The other nine miners were killed.
According to the National Mines Agency (ANM), the incident could have been caused by an accumulation of methane and coal dust. An investigation is currently taking place.
Sources:
Xinhuanet
LAFM
Boyaca 7 Dias
