Two men were seriously injured following an explosion in the Larimar mine in Las Filipinas, Barahona. The accident happened on Saturday, 1 December 2018, and both men, aged 25 and 30, suffered burns over 90% of their bodies. One victim was identified as Junior Cuevas, but to date the other victim has not been identified in the media.
The men were initially taken to the Jaime Mota Regional Hospital in Barahona and from there transferred to Santo Domingo.
Francisco Gómez, member of the Cooperative of Mining Extraction of Larimar in Las Filipinas, explained that this was the first time there had been an explosion in the mine. He said that the accident occurred when the men had finished work and were coming up to the surface of the mine.
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4 December 2018
