Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Methane Explosion Kills 34 at Balochistan Coal Mine
A big gas explosion happened at a coal mine in southern Balochistan, Pakistan.
It killed 34 workers and hurt 12 others in a nearby mine.
Rescue teams are still looking for more miners who might be trapped underground.
The explosion was caused by methane gas, which can build up in mines.
Balochistan is a large but poor province in Pakistan, and mining accidents happen there often.
34 workers died in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine in southern Balochistan, Pakistan.
Rescue teams are still searching for additional trapped miners, with no confirmed number of workers present during the blast.
The explosion also damaged a nearby mine where 12 workers were present at the time.
The incident follows a series of mining accidents in the province, including injuries in June and deaths in April.
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province, remains underdeveloped in education, employment, and economic development.
- Who
- Coal miners and provincial disaster management authority
- What
- Methane gas explosion at a coal mine
- When
- Thursday night, reported Friday
- Where
- Southern Balochistan, near Quetta, Pakistan
- Why
- Methane gas explosion
- Location
- Southern Balochistan, Pakistan
- Fatalities
- 34
- Injuries
- 12 in nearby mine
- Date
- Thursday, reported Friday
- Cause
- Methane gas explosion