By own correspondent

Two miners were killed after accidentally detonating dynamites at a mine in Kwekwe.

The men were killed after accidentally detonating dynamite at a mine in Kwekwe while mining underground at the Donzic 6 mine when one of them “unknowingly placed a hot iron pick head directly onto a hidden cache of the explosives.

Police named the deceased as Loveson Nkiwane, 41, and Albert Mulima, 46.

National police spokesman Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the incident could have occurred owing to metal heat contacting the dynamites.

“The duo were mining underground at the Donzic 6 mine police believe one of them “unknowingly placed a hot iron pick head directly onto a hidden cache of the explosives. Subsequently, the heat from the pick head ignited the dynamites, causing a devastating explosion which claimed the lives of the victims,” he said.