The death toll in the coal mine accident in Odisha’s Angul district increased to three with the recovery of two more bodies on Friday, officials said. The miners were killed in a dump slide at the opencast mine in the Talcher coalfields on Tuesday.
Nine workers suffered injuries in the accident, while four were feared trapped. The body of one of the miners was recovered a day after.
“An inquiry committee, under the supervision of the general manager (safety and rescue), has started a probe to ascertain the cause of strata failure,” the spokesperson added. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of those killed in the incident.