Many feared trapped as 3 abandoned coal mines collapse in Jharkhand during illegal mining

Many people were fear trapped as three abandoned coal mines collapsed during illegal mining in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, officials said on Tuesday. The first incident happened at Kapasara outsourcing project of Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL) in Nirsa police station area around 5 pm on Monday, they said.

The second incident took place in Chach Victoriya of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) in Nirsa on Monday night, while the third incident happened on Tuesday morning at Gopinathpur open cast mines of the ECL in Panchet police station area, they said.

Rescue operations with heavy machinery are underway at the three mines, officials said.