Death toll rises to 13 from Colombia's coal mine explosion

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Members of the Technical Investigation Corps carry a body outside a coal mine after an explosion in Tasco, Colombia, on February 27, 2022. /CFP

The death toll rose to 13 from Saturday's explosion inside the La Chapa coal mine in the Colombian municipality of Tasco in the Boyaca department after two more bodies were found, local authorities said Monday.

Preliminary information from Tasco authorities showed that the explosion was generated by the accumulation of methane gas.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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