Six dead in Spain's worst-ever mining tragedy
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 @ 10:00 AM
SIX men have suffocated in the worst mining accident in Spanish history in the central region of Castilla y León.
An autopsy on the bodies showed that the pit workers, who perished in a gas leak at the Emilio del Valle mine in Pola de Gordón (León province), showed the cause of death to be oxygen deprivation.
All the deceased are aged between 35 and 45, emergency services say.
Five others were rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
The worst-affected, a 42-year-old man, is in intensive care at León hospital on a life-support machine and heavily sedated, but medics say they are 'optimistic and hopeful' about his recovery.
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