Man and woman dead after NSW underground mine explosion | ABC NEWS
A man and a woman are dead after an explosion at an underground mine in western New South Wales.
Emergency service crews were called to the mine on Endeavor Mine Road at Cobar, about 450 kilometres east of Broken Hill, about 3:45am after reports two people had been critically injured in a workplace incident.
Officers from Central North Police District were told a man had died in the underground explosion.
Two women were brought to the surface. However, one has since died.
The second woman has been flown to hospital suffering hearing damage and shock.
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