The 2014 Zenica mine disaster was a

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that occurred on 4 September 2014 at the coal mine "Raspotočje" in

Zenica Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. Th ...

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Background

After a 3.5 Richter-scale

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hit Zenica on 4 September 2014, causing a rock burst in the coal mine "Raspotočje", 34 miners remained trapped inside the mine. All miners were trapped more than 500 meters below the surface, but were provided with fresh air.

Casualties

Out of the 34 miners who were trapped inside the mine, 5 were killed, while the remaining 29 were slightly injured.

References

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