Date: April 5, 2020
Location: Cucunubá, Cundinamarca (Colombia)
Address:
Type: Potential Dust Explosion
Fuel: Coal Dust
Industry: Coal Mining
Equipment:
Company: Veracruz Coal Mine
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: Four Injured, 11 Killed
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The Veracruz coal mine does not appear to have a website. It is a coal mining operation in the municipality of Cucunubá in Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Incident Description:
On April 5, 2020, Mining.com reported an explosion at a coal mine in Cucunubá, Colombia.
Eleven people were killed and four were injured in the incident, which was described as “accidental.” According to Mining Technology, the explosion was due to the accumulation of gases in an area where 22 miners were working despite the health emergency declared by the Colombian government due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Cundinamarca governor joined the local fire department at the site. The National Mining Agency announced a halt to all underground coal mining operations in Cucunubá.
Sources:
Mining.com
Mining Technology
