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Roof collapse blamed for deadly New Zealand mine blast
Feb 8, 2012, 3:46 GMT
Wellington - A roof collapse was the probable cause of an explosion in a New Zealand coal mine which killed 29 men in 2010, the head of a Commission of Inquiry said Wednesday.
Justice Graham Panckhurst told media that experts had determined the most likely cause of the deadly blast was a roof collapse sending explosive gas and coal dust around the mine, which was then ignited by a spark from the electrical system.
The inquiry into the accident is due to continue for much of this year as efforts to recover the bodies of the men move slowly.
No one has been able to enter the mine on the South Island of New Zealand since the explosion on November 19, 2010.
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