WATCH: Colombian coal mine blast kills 11, 10 more trapped

A build-up of methane gas triggered the explosion.


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The government said Wednesday that a powerful explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia that affected four other mines linked by tunnels had killed at least 11 people and left 10 others missing.

A build-up of methane gas triggered the explosion and caused the blast.

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