Six Die After Fire in South African Copper Mine

The number of mine workers killed underground at the Palabora Mining Company in Limpopo has risen to six after a body was found overnight, SABC reports. All six were trapped early on Sunday morning when a fire broke out at one of the underground conveyor belts, it is understood.

Palabora Mining Company

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