DAVAO CITY, Philippines, July 24 (Xinhua) — At least four people were killed in an explosion inside a gold mine in southern Philippines on Wednesday, health authorities said on Thursday.
The victims were male miners working inside a shaft at the gold- rich village of Pamintaran, Maragusan town, in Mindanao’s Compostela Valley province, some 1,000 km southeast of capital Manila, hospital records revealed.
A staff of the state-run Davao Regional Hospital (DRH) in Tagum City, who requested anonymity, said the victims apparently succumbed to gas poisoning after a dynamite explosion in an adjacent tunnel around 8:30 p.m. local time.
The DRH staff also provided records about the identities of the casualties.
Compostela Valley is a minerals-rich area in southern Philippines and about 50,000 people are dependent on small-scale mining.
Landslides, cave-ins and accidents involving industrial explosives are common due to unregulated mining operations.
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Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
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Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
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United Nations Week
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Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
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