Four workers killed in coal mine explosion in central Colombia

Governor confirms deaths as rescue teams recover trapped Colombian miners

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Miners are seen outside the coal mine in Guacheta, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. File photo taken on February 6, 2026.
Miners are seen outside the coal mine in Guacheta, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. File photo taken on February 6, 2026.
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BOGOTÁ: Four workers were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in central Colombia, in an area that witnessed a similar incident a week earlier that left nine people dead.

Jorge Emilio Rey, Governor of the Cundinamarca region, said in a post on the X platform that the four miners who had been trapped in the Las Quintas mine in the Cucunubá area were found dead.