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Breaking News: 284 Trapped Miners Rescued
The 284 miners who were last night trapped underground at Mopani Copper Mine’s Mindolo operation following a fire at the mine’s power station have been rescued.
The miners were rescued by a combined team of safety officers and fire fighters from Mopani, CEC, KCM and Kitwe City Council.
The cause of the accident is yet to be established but sources have disclosed that the miners were trapped in a cage following a power disturbance that occurred shortly after 19:00hrs.
Posted by Kunda
on September 3, 2015. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Lake Mweru
September 3, 2015 at 8:50 am
Am seek & tired of these mine accidents. It is like there are no safety measures. When Kaunda was running the mines (ZCCM), accidents were rare, yet the mines were very large.
Ashley Madison
September 3, 2015 at 10:20 am
Yes you are SEEK.
john zozo
September 3, 2015 at 3:35 pm
i used to work in the mines years back. we used to experience more accidents those days but they were never publicized like now. remember the Mufulira disaster … maybe you were not there… my man that was just one of them
Fred
September 3, 2015 at 8:52 am
We need to thoroughly investigate this mine accidents otherwise more lives will lost
Onyx power @vampiros
September 3, 2015 at 10:19 am
Where does it say it was an accident .
Liyah
September 3, 2015 at 9:12 am
Thank God my frnd nd others ar safe.
YK MBILITU
September 3, 2015 at 10:03 am
It scaring 2wrk undground now,& yet dat my career
Hello Haters
September 3, 2015 at 10:28 am
Kikikiki, PFool cadre @vampiro always trying to prove his chibukulish behavior, stupidly replying just for the sake of replying. READ THE ARTICLE STUPID .
goodz
September 3, 2015 at 10:58 am
too bad
JMS
September 3, 2015 at 11:10 am
NEZ, where are you my brother tell them. I still need you personal contact. They are still saying ifintu ni Lungu when its infintu no Lungu. Tomorrow is going…..ask me where?
New Educated Zambia©❤√
September 3, 2015 at 7:05 pm
JMS I have been busy mune. I have been meeting various stakeholders and wellwishers here in norway. Please you can interact with my self and the wider UPND group via our facebook page as well as visiting the website that is included on the official website page for HH UPND. Please let me know how you get on
J. CHiiiKALI!
September 3, 2015 at 11:23 am
Working underground has owez been a risk Job – escape frm the dead!!! thank God… Amen
ken
September 3, 2015 at 11:29 am
Working underground is safer than going to where NEZ likes going. Roads are much more dangerous than being underground that I can assure you. Everybody gets to hear about each and every mishap underground while very few people even heard that 24 verging perished on their way to be chosen by the King in Swaziland.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
September 3, 2015 at 7:07 pm
kiki where do i like going? Am meeting stakeholder and well wishers who want to see the UPND form government in 2016. I am in norway and the safety and infrastructure is amazing here. Yet norway does not have any where near the natural resources we have in zambia. It means somewhere down the line people have mismanaged the nation. The pf is evne failing to provide us with adequate electriity. surely how can they ensure safety of miners
kaswa swa
September 3, 2015 at 11:45 am
The government safety inspectors should be investigated for corruption. I say so coz, they take money from the mines,they are mandated to suspend operations if the working place is not safe; look at mindolo mine all the equipments are old old baba!! Plz Lungu intervene to save the lives of poor miners.
mayb
September 3, 2015 at 12:03 pm
ndeloleshafye…
richard
September 3, 2015 at 12:37 pm
Tell the trueth ba tumfweko the lift or cage stopped moving due to unplanned load shedding.
Rat Race
September 3, 2015 at 12:39 pm
MSD should also look into chinese mines like NFCA and sino metals were they have only one safety officer to see the safety of the company.
onenchimz
September 3, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Tool bad you miners,it’s a lesson in pf,make sure 2016 vote upnd
Adopt a dog
September 3, 2015 at 5:26 pm
Great! I hope we learn some safety lessons from this
tutu
September 3, 2015 at 6:11 pm
ichibote no nobusuma ukutasha infumu Lesa kabumba Tata dibili dibili…always live today like there is no tomorrow
Narrow minded idiot
September 4, 2015 at 12:42 am
What do you expect in a PF led government? Miners should not be trapped underground.
Hello Haters
September 4, 2015 at 8:58 am
Amalaiti yaya again, i hope everyone is safe underground, lord help this nation.
kwa muntonyo
September 4, 2015 at 9:52 am
Bafikamba bapulumuka.