Three dead, several feared trapped in coal mine collapse in West Bengal

At least three people were killed and several others were feared trapped after a coal mine collapsed in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, officials said on Friday.

Police suspect that the incident took place when coal was being illegally extracted from the Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) mine in Narayankudi area in Egra gram panchayat in Raniganj police station area.

The deceased were identified as Dinesh Ruidas (38), Sumir Bauri (17) and Surjit Sen (21), all residents of nearby areas.