At least Three men died from poisoning this Thursday at the Media Luna minea subsidiary of the Canadian Torex Gold Resources, located in the municipality of Cocula, state of Guerrero, in southern Mexico.
The report of an undetermined group of intoxicated people was received this afternoon at the emergency number 911, in which it was reported that it occurred in the El Limón Guajes underground mine, in the El Nuevo Balsas community. In the afternoon, the Torex Gold company reported in a statement that they are three muertostwo employees and one contractorthose who died on the day shift from exposure to carbon monoxide gas, and who are a fourth employee who is hospitalized. “We are devastated by the death of these colleagues who worked at ELG Underground,” they said in the statement.
“While details are very limited at this time, we do know that a 32-year-old man, a 36-year-old man and a 39-year-old man lost their lives from carbon monoxide exposure,” said President and CEO Jody Kuzenko. . The manager stated that the priority at this moment “is to provide all the support to their families and our people, while we begin to work to understand how this happened.” He also reported that they suspended the mining company’s activities while investigations are carried out. to determine the cause of what happened.
Guerrero authorities have not issued information in this regard; Unofficially, it has been reported that the number of deaths would be higher and that at least seven people were transferred for medical care..
