
About 10 miners were seriously injured at a chromium mine in Bulqiza, northern Albania, after a gas explosion occurred there on Saturday, Albanian state police said at a press conference.
According to the police, the explosion took place while the miners were digging at level 16.
Three of the injured miners are in critical condition, police said.
Local media also reported that other three miners might be trapped inside the mine while police and local authorities are working to rescue all.
The Albanian ministry of energy and industry also made a press statement, saying that experts and inspectors have been sent to the mine to check the situation.
source: Xinhua
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