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Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Last 2 bodies found; rescue work ended
The two remaining bodies of miners trapped inside a coalmine in Dalaguete, Cebu after an explosion last Dec. 10 were retrieved at 11:30 a.m. last Dec. 24.
The Dalaguete Police Station identified the miners as Manuel Lanogan, 45, of Dumalan, Dalaguete and Gregorio Amad, 35, of Barangay Ablan, Dalaguete.
The bodies were recovered two weeks after a methane gas explosion last Dec. 10 buried workers at the mining site owned by Ibalong Resources and Development Corp. Eight miners died.
The bodies of Lanogan and Amad were taken to St. William Funeral Parlor for autopsy.
The rescuers from the Bureau of Fire Protection, led by Supt. Aderson Comar, and engineers from the Department of Energy also concluded its operation and packed up to join their families for Christmas.
The coalmine is located in Barangay Dumalan, 20 kilometers from the town proper.
The six other victims were identified as Francisco Ybañez, 43, of Ablayan, Dalaguete; Boyet Heraldez, 25, of Barangay Inayagan, Naga; Hermino Zuniega, 25, of Dumalan, Dalaguete; Nelson Villacis, 39, of Ablayan, Negros Oriental; Jaime Sanchez, 42, of Dumalan, Dalaguete; and Antonio Jose, 37, of Ablayan, Dalaguete.
The rescue operations were described as slow-paced and angered relatives of the victims and government officials, including Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia. (JST)
(December 27, 2005 issue)
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