Two workers were killed and 20 others were injured Sunday in a mining accident near the southwestern Colorado town of Ouray, officials said.
The Ouray County Sheriff's Office was called to the Revenue Virginius mine at about 7:20 a.m., county spokeswoman Marti Whitmore said. The miners were trapped underground, and two were confirmed dead Sunday afternoon.
The sheriff's office and the Colorado Department of Public Safety told CBS News that all the other workers were above ground and had been accounted for. No details of the accident were immediately released.
Star Mine Operations LLC, the owner of the mine, could not be reached for comment.
Whitmore said 20 people were taken to area hospitals, and all but two had been treated and released as of late Sunday afternoon.
The Ouray County Sheriff's Office was called to the Revenue Virginius mine at about 7:20 a.m., county spokeswoman Marti Whitmore said. The miners were trapped underground, and two were confirmed dead Sunday afternoon.
The sheriff's office and the Colorado Department of Public Safety told CBS News that all the other workers were above ground and had been accounted for. No details of the accident were immediately released.
Star Mine Operations LLC, the owner of the mine, could not be reached for comment.
Whitmore said 20 people were taken to area hospitals, and all but two had been treated and released as of late Sunday afternoon.