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Carbon monoxide kills 37 miners in Nigeria's Plateau state, police source and report say
At least 37 miners died from a carbon monoxide leak in a poorly ventilated lead and zinc mine, with more than 20 others hospitalized, authorities said.
- At least 37 miners have died at a lead and zinc mine outside Wase in Plateau state, operated by Solid Unity Nigeria Ltd.
- Toxic carbon‑monoxide built up in poorly ventilated underground tunnels, collapsing workers before the incoming relief shift at the end of the night shift.
- Around 06:30 local time, after early morning Muslim prayers, those reporting for the morning shift discovered victims while more than 20 other miners were rescued and hospitalized.
- Security personnel sealed off the mine about 200km south‑east of Jos, but state officials are yet to visit and response efforts are slow due to armed criminal gangs known locally as 'bandits'.
- The tragedy is likely to renew concerns over Nigeria's mining safety, where less than two years ago dozens aged 20 to 40 died in Niger state, and victims were buried shortly afterwards, devastating the mainly Muslim community.
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Nigerian govt orders closure of Plateau mining site after death of 37 miners
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the immediate sealing of a mining site in Zuraq, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, following the death of 37 miners. The directive was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Chairman of Wase LGA, Hamisu Anani, confirmed that at least 37 miners died whi…
37 Miners Killed In Suspected Carbon Monoxide Leak In Nigeria
What should have been the quiet end of a night shift turned into unimaginable tragedy.At least 37 miners are believed to have died after a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in Plateau State, central Nigeria. The incident happened just before sunrise near the town of Wase, at a site operated by Solid Unity Nigeria Ltd.Toxic gas is thought to have built up in poorly ventilated tunnels, silently filling the underground shafts. …
An explosion in a lead mine in the state of Plateau, central Nigeria, killed at least 38 people on the morning of Wednesday, 18 February. The miners were inside the wells of the Kampanin Zurak mine when the explosion occurred. Twenty-seven other people were transported to the hospital as a matter of urgency.
At least 33 lead miners in Nigeria have died in what is believed to be a carbon monoxide leak, and dozens more have been injured and hospitalized.
Carbon monoxide kills 37 miners in Nigeria's Plateau state, police source and report say
At least 37 miners died from carbon-monoxide poisoning while underground at an informal mining site in Nigeria's Plateau state, a police source and security situation report seen by Reuters said on Wednesday.
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