LIBARDO CARDONA
Associated Press Writer
AMAGA, Colombia – Dozens of miners were trapped and feared dead after a fiery blast tore through a tunnel in a Colombian coal mine during a shift change, killing at least 16 workers.
Rescue efforts for more than 50 miners believed missing were suspended late Thursday as relatives awaited word on the fate of the trapped workers.
Methane and carbon monoxide in the mine impeded efforts to get to where rescuers thought the miners were trapped by the explosion Wednesday at the San Fernando mine, south of Medellin in Antioquia state.