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Two workers badly hurt in Welbeck Colliery explosion | |
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Two men have been badly hurt in an explosion at an ex-colliery in Nottinghamshire. | |
The blast happened at the former Welbeck Colliery, near Meden Vale, on Saturday evening. | The blast happened at the former Welbeck Colliery, near Meden Vale, on Saturday evening. |
The men, 38 and 26, who were working at the site, were found with facial burns and are thought to have potentially life-threatening injuries, police said. | |
The explosion happened in a building above the ground. Production ended at the colliery in May 2010. | |
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said emergency services were called to the site at about 19:00 GMT. | A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said emergency services were called to the site at about 19:00 GMT. |
Police are not treating the explosion as suspicious | |
The injured men have been taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. | The injured men have been taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. |
The site will be cordoned off overnight as police carry out their investigation. | The site will be cordoned off overnight as police carry out their investigation. |
The Health and Safety Executive has been informed. |