The our bodies of 27 victims in Peru's worst mining catastrophe in many years have been taken to the native morgue forward of burial.
On Saturday, a fireplace broke out in a gold mine within the southern area of Arequipa, filling the mine with black smoke. The native authorities has blamed an electrical short-circuit for the blaze.
Officers stated the miners had been working about 100 metres under the floor when the fireplace began.
Mining is likely one of the engines of the Peruvian economic system, the most important gold and copper producer in Latin America, accounting for greater than eight per cent of GDP.
Final yr, 39 folks died in mining-related incidents, in accordance with the mining and power ministry.