Officials said methane gas triggered the Balochistan mine blast, damaging a ventilation passage and complicating efforts to reach trapped miners.

Rescuers continue to search for survivors following a methane gas explosion in Tabas, where safety concerns linger amidst a history of mining disasters in Iran.

At least 12 workers were killed and 13 others remained trapped for over 24 hours after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Sikkim’s Namchi district following an explosion of suspected methane ...

At least 34 miners in Pakistan were killed and 10 other remained trapped after a methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in Balochistan province on Thursday, as officials told news agency AP.

The blast on Thursday was apparently triggered by a buildup of methane gas and occurred on the outskirts of the Baluchistan provincial capital of Quetta ...

A massive explosion in a coal mine in Pakistan on Thursday has killed at least 32 miners while trapping 10 others in life-threatening conditions, as per officials. The blast, which occurred on the ...

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan killed 34 miners, authorities said on Friday, despite an overnight rescue attempt. Rescuers recovered 32 bodies ...

People place the body of a miner recovered after an explosion inside a coal mine, into an ambulance on the outskirts of Quetta, in southwest Pakistan, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Fazal Tawab) ...