The blast took place when explosives, kept in a truck, went off around 10am at the Gangaramchak and Gangaramchak-Bhadulia coal block at Khayrasole

The incident happened around 10.30 am in Bhadulia block, a police officer said. West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL) claimed that five people lost their lives due to the blast in its mine.

The incident took place when a truck with a detonator came to the Gangaramchak Mining Private Limited colliery for unloading, police said.

Accidental coal mine blast in West Bengal’s Birbhum kills six workers, injures three; investigation underway, compensation announced.

At least six people lost their lives and three others were injured in an explosion at a coal mine in the Birbhum district of West Bengal on Monday, a police officer said. The blast occurred when detonators were being transported in a truck for planned mining operations at the Gangaramchak and Gangaramchak-Bhadulia coal mines,

At least six people were killed and three others injured when explosives kept in a truck went off in a coal mine in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday, a police officer said

At least six people reportedly died in Gangaramchak coal mine blast in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday. The explosion occurred when a truck with a detonator came to the colliery for unloading.

Kolkata: At least seven miners were killed and seven others injured in a severe blast at a coal mine, owned by a private entity, at Khayrasole in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday afternoon, officials said.