JOHANNESBURG – A building collapsed above a gold mine in South Africa on Friday, leaving about 87 people trapped, a union spokesman said.
At least 52 people were trapped when the office building collapsed, trapping an additional 35 miners below ground, said Manzini Zungu, spokesman for the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union. Zungu said 80 other miners were rescued.
Get daily National news
Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
The incident occurred at the Makonjwaan Gold Mine in the eastern town of Barberton, Zungu said. The cause of the collapse is not yet known.
The rescued miners had no serious injuries and were taken to a local hospital for treatment, television news channel eNCA reported.
This is the second accident in a South African mine in the past two weeks, Zungu said.
- Call the fuzz: 4 charged in alleged ‘human in a bear suit’ insurance scam
- The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars with help from Sandy Hook families
- ‘It’s the best week’: 16 years after wrongful conviction, Minnesota man walks free
- Drivers in N.Y. will soon have to pay $9 toll in busiest parts of Manhattan
Comments