All the nine critically injured have been rushed to Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh, Assam.
By Imna Longchar, TFM Nagaland Correspondent
At least nine coal miners were critically injured after a tragic gas leakage incident at a coalmine in Nagaland’s Naginimora subdivision of Mon district bordering Assam on Wednesday.
According to reports, the gas leaked when the workers were carrying out mining activities in the area.
All the nine critically injured have been rushed to Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh, Assam.
When contacted, Superintendent of Police, Mon, Imnalensa, confirmed the incident and said that his officers are at the site of the incident. At the time of filing this story, there were no reports of any casualty.
Reports said that a gas leak 300 feet beneath the ground caused a fire inside the coal mine. This led to the injury of the coal miners. Around 50 miners were at work when the incident occurred. The injured have been identified as Usman Ali (25), Samir Ali (30), Nabir Hussain (24), Dilu Ali, Habibur Rahman (28), Arif Ahmed (25), Abdul Mutlab (38) and Dildar Hussain (28). All are reported to be from Daialpur in Assam.