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FATAL EXPLOSION AT COAHUILA MINE HIGHLIGHTS POOR SAFETY CONDITIONS FOR WORKERS.
SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico, March, 2006
A fatal explosion at a coal mine in Coahuila state has drawn attention to the poor safety conditions for workers in the Mexican mining industry, particularly in coal extraction. The incident, which occurred on Feb. 19 at the Unidad Pasta de Conchos mine near the community of San Juan de Sabinas, killed 65 miners who were trapped underground. The explosion sent temperatures above 600 degrees Celsius (1,100 Fahrenheit), enveloping the mine with lethal amounts of methane and carbon dioxide.
Rescue workers were still unable to retrieve the bodies of the workers almost two weeks after the explosion because conditions inside the mine remained very treacherous.
The mine is owned and operated by Industrial Minera Mexico (IMM), a subsidiary of the...
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