The deceased included migrant workers from West Bengal, Punjab, Assam and Uttarakhand, a senior official said.

GUWAHATI, India — A suspected gas explosion on Monday triggered a collapse inside a tunnel that was under construction at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern Himalayan state of Sikkim, ...

Officials said methane gas triggered the Balochistan mine blast, damaging a ventilation passage and complicating efforts to ...

Rescuers continue to search for survivors following a methane gas explosion in Tabas, where safety concerns linger amidst a ...

Muhammad Atif, the province’s Chief Inspector of Mines, said 36 workers were inside the affected section of the mining complex when the explosion took place ...

At least nine died after a landslide damaged a tunnel construction site in Sikkim and led to a gas leak late on Monday (Jul 20). Relief and rescue operations are underway following an incident inside ...

Researchers have developed a vehicle-mounted spectroscopy system that can reliably detect methane in real time while driving.

According to NHPC, a sudden burst of suspected methane gas trapped/embedded inside the rocks led to the explosion, generating dense fumes and toxic gases. IMAGE: Rescue team rush to the accident spot ...

People place the body of a miner recovered after an explosion inside a coal mine, into an ambulance on the outskirts of Quetta, in southwest Pakistan, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Fazal Tawab) ...

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan killed 34 miners, authorities said on Friday, despite an overnight rescue attempt. Rescuers recovered 32 bodies ...