Reaction to the 2010 Copiapó mining accident the World"". Another book about the saga is ""33 Men, Buried Alive: The Inside Story of the Trapped Chilean Miners"" by The Guardian contributor Jonathan Franklin. "The 33", a movie dramatizing the events, was released in 2015. Reaction to the 2010 Copiapó mining accident The 2010 Copiapó mining accident occurred when the San Jose Mine near to Copiapó, Chile, collapsed, leaving 32 miners of Chilean nationality and one Bolivian miner trapped inside about 700 metres (over 2000 feet) below the surface. The men were trapped in the mine for 69 days before being rescued. The discovery of the miners and
2008 Ukraine coal mine collapse 2008 Ukraine coal mine collapse The 2008 Ukrainian coal mine collapse occurred at the Karl Marx Coal Mine in the city of Yenakiieve, Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine on June 8, 2008. The mine collapse was said to have been caused by a gas pipe explosion. The explosion occurred at a depth of about . 37 miners were trapped underground at the time of the collapse, located below the surface of the earth. Additionally, five surface workers suffered from burns and other injuries in a blast that they described as one of the most powerful in the industry. The