The Department of Energy (DOE) will determine if the collapse of the open pit coal mine of Semirara Mining Corp. in Caluya, Antique, that left at least nine workers dead was an accident or was triggered by neglect.

A team of DOE investigators had been deployed to the mine site to probe the incident. DOE officer-in-charge Zenaida Monsada over the weekend said the investigation may take two weeks.

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