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Mine Fire Death Toll At Kinross Surges To 176
A welding accident ignited acetylene and sealant fumes at Kinross No 2 shaft one mile underground in EVANDER South Africa. 176 miners died and 235 were injured as eight remained missing. Deaths include 165 black and five white workers. Officials called it the worst gold mine disaster in a century. Government probes to start as unions condemn unsafe conditions and wage tensions persist.
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Evander
South Africa
Patrick Njokwane
Kinross
Johannesburg
Njokwane
National Union of Mineworkers
Jacobus Olivier
General Mining Union Corp
Olivier
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Swaziland
Ciskei
Transkei
Danie Steyn
Cyril Ramaphosa