Nine workers killed after Pakistan coal mine caves in: Official

Pakistan Mine Accident: There were 13 workers in the mine at the time and nine bodies have been recovered so far.

At least nine workers were killed after a coal mine caved in in northwestern Pakistan's Orakzai district on Wednesday, a government official said.

Pakistan Mine Accident: A security official stands guard at the site. (Representational)

There were 13 workers in the mine at the time and nine bodies have been recovered so far, Adnan Farid, the area deputy commissioner, said. "We are probing the cause of the accident," he told Reuters.