At least three miners died of suffocation while two others were affected due to suffocation in a coal mine here Sunday-Monday midnight.
District administration said that poisonous gas accumulated in a coal mine at Duki coalmine in district Loralai of Balochistan.
Three miners stated to be hailing from Zhob died of suffocation while two others were affected with inhaling toxic gas.
The bodies and affectees were shifted to Duki Hospital for medico-legal formalities.