The explosion took place at a mine in Cobar, about 600km northwest of Sydney. File photograph: Getty Images
An Irish man has been killed in an explosion at a mine in Australia.
Ambrose “Ambie” McMullen (59), originally from Cootehill, Co Cavan, was one of three people caught up in the blast. A woman in her early 20s was also killed, while another woman of a similar age was injured.
The explosion took place at the Endeavor mine in Cobar, about 600km northwest of Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), in the early hours of Tuesday morning local time.
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