Three workers die after coal mine accident in Mexico

A mine of the Pasta de Conchos Mexican group was the scene of the worst mining accident in Mexico In recent years, in 2006. Sixty-five miners died after an explosion.

MONTERREY, Mexico - Three workers were killed and 11 others were trapped and feared dead after the explosion of a small coal mine in northern Mexico on Tuesday.
Workers have lost contact with his colleagues immediately after the explosion in the State of CoahuilaIn the Mexican desert, where the accidents in coal mines are a serious risk to life in a very impoverished region.
On the evening of Tuesday, rescuers found three bodies during an inspection conducted within the mine to investigate the possibilities of redemption, given the high level of methane and a fragile wooden structure that maintains the site.
Labor Minister Javier Lozano confirmed the death of three miners. "It does not look good," he said about the other buried.
Lozano, who visited the accident site reported that Chilean miners arrive at the mine crashed on Wednesday to help in the rescue.
The coal mines are Mexican source of supply for the steel industry and the electricity sector. Although some mines are operated by large companies, several are run by cooperatives and informal.