A fire broke out in a small gold mine in southern Peru on Saturday morning, resulting in the deaths of 27 people. The government stated in a communication that a fault in one of the electrical circuits caused the fire. Local prosecutor Giovanni Matos said in a press briefing, "There are 27 fatalities, according to the Yanquehua Police Station." Peru is the largest gold producer in the world and the second-largest producer of copper. According to data from the Ministry of Energy and Mines, this incident is the deadliest single mining accident since 2000.
Fire in Gold Mine Claims 27 Lives
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