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Explosion at coal mine in Colombia, at least 4 trapped

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Four workers stranded 500 metres underground Last updated: May 10, 2026 | 16:19 Miners walk around the site of an explosion at a coal mine in Sutatausa, Cundinamarca department, Colombia on May 4, 2026. AFP-LUIS ACOSTA At least four people were trapped underground after an explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia, where a similar accident left nine dead a week ago, authorities said Sunday. The explosion happened on Saturday afternoon at the Las Quintas mine in Pueblo Viejo, a village in Cucunuba municipality, said Jorge Emilio Rey, governor of the department of Cundinamarca. "For now, four workers are reported trapped," Rey posted on X. Get updated faster and for  FREE:  Download   the Gulf News   app now -   simply   click here .…

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