2 Miners Buried in Mine in Bulgaria, Still Alive

Society | October 24, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00

Two miners were buried under piles of earth in a gallery in the Oranovo mine near the southwest Bulgarian town Simitli on Wedneday at noon, Darik News reported.

One of the miners has already been taken out from under the heap, but is still in the mine. The other man is still buried beneath, but his condition is stable, according to preliminary information.

Two paramedic units have been sent on the spot to take care of the miners.

This is the second time when miners in the Oranovo mine are injured. The previous incident in the mine resulted in two dead and another seven severely wounded miners.

The Oranovo mine is one of the big lignite coals pits in Bulgaria, situated in the southwest part of the country near the town of Simitli.

Three geological formations were found to be present in the pit - from the Proterozoic eon, from the Tertiary and from the Quaternary. The coals that are extracted from the mine are highly vaporisable, which is due to the pit humidity - around 30%. They are also highly flammable.

The Oranovo mine was privatised in 2004 and was sold for BGN 950,000. The buyer is Balkan MK Company, whose owner is the 25-year-old Stanislav Tassev.

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