2 miners trapped in ECL coal mines after inundation
Two miners have been trapped in Khudia coal mines of Eastern Coalfields Limited ( ECL) under Nirsa police station following sudden inundation of mines during wee hours of Tuesday.
Those trapped have been identified as Basia Manjhi and Manoj Bouri — both pump operators. While attempting to operate one submersible pump blasted and breached the barrier inundating the mines, according to one of the miners who managed to come out after the incident.
Nirsa circle officer M Mansoori said, incident has been reported between 3 and 4 am. The mines rescue team of the company is in place and a team of National Disaster Response Force ( NDRF) too has been summoned from Ranchi . However, the team from Ranchi had not reached the spot till 3pm.
