The incident occurred on Monday (October 26, 2026), because of a technical glitch in the pulley system at the Kumardihi A underground mine of Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL), a subsidiary of State-run Coal India Ltd. (Image used for representative purposes only)
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All 14 workers trapped underground at a coal mine in Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, have been rescued, an official said on Tuesday (October 27, 2026).
The incident occurred on Monday (October 26, 2026), because of a technical glitch in the pulley system at the Kumardihi A underground mine of Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL), a subsidiary of State-run Coal India Ltd.
“All 14 workers have been rescued. There has been no casualty,” Satish Jha, ECL Chairman and Managing Director, said.
The workers were stranded in two lifting cages at a depth of about 50 metres, after a rope slipped out of the pulley drum, disrupting the mechanism used to transport miners.
Published – October 27, 2026 11:25 am IST
