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) | Photo Credit: Getty Images 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
All 14 workers trapped at Bengal coal mine rescued
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