2006 Copiapó mining accident

2006 Copiapó mining accident
Date	January 20, 2006
Time	08:30 local time (11:30 UTC)
Location	Copiapó, Chile
Casualties
	2 killed
	2 Injured

The 2006 Copiapó mining accident occurred on January 20, 2006, when an explosion occurred in the underground Carola-Agustina copper mine in Copiapó, Chile. It was caused by two trucks colliding, and the explosion covered the only escape route for the miners inside the mine.^[1]^[2]

The explosion caused two deaths and two injuries. Seventy miners were trapped.^[1]

Shortly after the explosion occurred, workers at the nearby mine, "Punta de Cobre", began digging a tunnel towards the Carola-Agustina mine to assist in rescuing the trapped miners.^[1] Rescue efforts lasted seven hours, and the 70 trapped miners were rescued alive.

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Explosión en mina en Chile deja dos muertos". EsMas.com (in español). 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
^ "Accidente en mina de Atacama deja a cerca de 70 trabajadores atrapados - Cooperativa.cl" (in español). Radio Cooperativa. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

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[esmas-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Explosión en mina en Chile deja dos muertos". EsMas.com (in español). 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

[cooperativa-2] "Accidente en mina de Atacama deja a cerca de 70 trabajadores atrapados - Cooperativa.cl" (in español). Radio Cooperativa. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

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