9 gold panners die in Mazowe Mine blast

NINE illegal gold panners died on Sunday evening, while two were seriously injured in an explosion at Jumbo Mine, Mazowe, Mashonaland Central after a syndicate failed to communicate that it was detonating explosives underground.

Acting Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Petros Masikati confirmed the incident.

“I can confirm that eight people died in a blast at Mazowe Mine and two others are currently admitted at Concession Hospital and are in a critical condition, one of the miners escaped unhurt,” Masikati said.

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