Colombia gold mine blast slaughters six

A blast at an unlicensed gold mine in Colombia left six individuals dead and one harmed, authorities said Saturday. 

Colombia gold mine blast slaughters six 

The impact happened Friday evening in the town of Los Asientos in northwest Antioquia office, the nearby mining service said. 

It said two of those slaughtered were advisors and the other four were mine wellbeing specialists. It was not quickly clear why they were reviewing the unlicensed mine. 

Specialists are examining the reason for the impact. 

In the initial five months of the year, Colombia endured 28 mining mischances that left 23 individuals dead and another 33 harmed, as indicated by the Bogota government. 

The vast majority of those mischances occurred in coal mines.