CALI .- Eight miners who remained trapped in a coal mine since early hour on Tuesday were rescued unharmed near the Colombian city of Cali.
"We had a collapse on the inside of the mine but we're out, thank God, "said Julio César Sánchez for the mine and one of the eight workers who were trapped for nearly eight hours.
According to Sanchez, they began" the day's work when the collapse came . Since then pending were to calm our colleagues who were very nervous. "
When the accident happened, the miners had no reserves of oxygen, which sought some ventilation.
" Fortunately, the site where the collapse occurred we were able to introduce a hose and also there I managed to communicate to the other side, "the worker.
Sanchez said that although the site is old, the new owners resumed its operation two months ago, the same time that it takes work there, and said that the tunnel has all the security measures.
A case like the one on Tuesday, "can happen at any mine," he said.
So far in 2011, the Colombian mine accidents have left at least 27 deaths. Last year there were 84 mine accidents that killed 173 workers, according to official data.
Lissette Garcia
RosasSinEspinas
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