At least 37 miners have reportedly died after being exposed to carbon monoxide while working in an underground mining site in Zurak, Wase LGA of Plateau state.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency
publication, the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday.
The publication said the miners, who were mostly young men
aged 20 to 35, were conducting routine mining operations when they inhaled the
toxic gas that emerged from the mining tunnels.
Eyewitnesses told the publication that the miners collapsed
inside the tunnels after exposure to the toxic gas.
Twenty-five other victims have been taken to a nearby health
facility for medical treatment.
Police sources said the site has been fully secured to
prevent further exposure and to allow investigators determine the circumstances
that led to the gas leak.
TheCable was shown pictures of the miners covered in white,
powdery substances.
According to a research published by the United States
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), underground miners risk
exposure to hazardous quantities of toxic gases such as carbon monoxide (co)
generated from mine fires or explosions.
The Mayo Clinic states that when too much carbon monoxide is
in the air, it replaces oxygen in the red blood cells. This can lead to serious
tissue damage or even death.
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