Reuters reported that 6 miners were killed in a coal mine collapse in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila on Friday

One miner was rescued earlier, according to a separate report from the mine operator.

Mine owner Altos Hornos de Mexico said in a statement that the explosion was triggered when a large amount of methane gas ignited, causing the collapse of 100 tonnes of coal.

Nearly 300 miners evacuated the mine without incident

The explosion marks the second disaster at a small coal mine in northern Mexico in the past 10 days. A July 25 explosion killed seven miners

Source - Reuters

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