2006 Copiapó mining accident

January 20, 2006 08:30 local time (11:30 UTC) Copiapó, Chile 2 2 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. http://www.cooperativa.cl/p4_noticias/site/artic/20060120/pags/20060120111455.html Accidente en mina de Atacama deja a cerca de 70 trabajadores atrapados - Cooperativa.cl Radio Cooperativa 29 August 2010 20 January 2006 es The explosion caused two deaths and two injuries. Seventy miners were trapped. http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/internacionales/505551.html Explosión en mina en Chile deja dos muertos EsMas.com 29 August 2010 20 January 2006 es https://web.archive.org/web/20101021081715/http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/internacionales/505551.html 2010-10-21 dead 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. Rescue efforts lasted seven hours, and the 70 trapped miners were rescued alive. See also 1964 Andacollo mining accident 2010 Copiapó mining accident References Chile Category:Mining disasters in Chile Category:2006 mining disasters Category:History of Atacama Region Category:Labor in Chile Category:Presidency of Ricardo Lagos Category:2006 disasters in Chile Category:January 2006 in South America Category:Copper mining in Chile