Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Medical and environmental experts have said carbon monoxide exposure is the most probable cause of Tuesday's death of 38 miners at a mining site in Kampani Zurak community in the Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The experts, who spoke with Daily Trust, explained that the symptoms described by survivors and residents are consistent with acute carbon monoxide poisoning, a well-known hazard in underground mining.

Muhammad Abdullahi of the Anthony Nyong Climate Centre of Excellence, University of Jos, and Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Meteorological Society, said the gas is commonly found in poorly ventilated underground sites.

"Carbon monoxide is often present in underground mining operations," he sai...