10 Workers Killed In Coal Mine Blast In Indonesia

The miners were at a coal mine in the West Sumatra province when the blast buried an estimated 14 people.

Ten workers were killed in Indonesia after an explosion in a coal mine caused a collapse, a rescue agency official said today.

The miners were at a coal mine in the West Sumatra province when the blast buried an estimated 14 people.

The mine "reportedly collapsed due to an explosion caused by methane", local search and rescue agency spokesman Octavianto, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, said in a statement.

He said 10 bodies were recovered, while four people survived.