The miners of who seven were men and seven women died on spot on Monday at 8h:00 am when the mine belonging to PIRAN Resources Limited collapsed.<\/p>\n
John Ntanyungura who survived the incident told IGIHE that the mine showed signs of collapse and it fell on his workmates right when he went out to check the situation from outside.<\/p>\n
\u201cFifteen of us entered the mine, seven women and eight men. Before the mine collapsed, it showed some signs of collapse. When I got out to see, I found it shaking and it immediately caved in. My colleagues who were still inside were all buried alive and I survived. The way it collapsed, there was no chance for anybody to survive,\u201d John Ntanyungura said.<\/p>\n
Different officials including the Eastern Province Governor, Fred Mufulukye, and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dan Munyuza arrived at the scene shortly after.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe miners went to work as usual and the collapse happened while they were under the ground. We have not yet established the cause of the incident,\u201d the Governor of the Eastern Province, Fred Mufulukye told IGIHE. <\/p>\n
The Secretary and Head of Legal Administration and External Affairs at PIRAN Resources Ltd, Minyati Tristan extended his condolences to families who lost relatives following the incident promising the company\u2019s help to families of the victims during burial arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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