Kolkata, May 14 -- One coal miner was killed and eleven others were injured in an air blast at Eastern Coalfield Limited's Parasia Colliery in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Thursday, officials said.
The incident happenned during the first shift of work in the underground coal mine when about 40coal miners were working near the site.
Mines Rescue team was immediately rushed to the spot. Senior ECL officials also reached the sitealong with CISF and local police.
The relatives of the trapped miners gathered at the site on getting the informations, waiting anxiously for their rescue operations.
While a few of the injured were taken to the nearby Bansa Hospital of ECL, others were taken toKalla Central Hospital for treatment.
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