Explosion at Chinese coal mine leaves 27 miners dead
27 miners were found dead after an explosion at a Chinese coal mine, and rescuers were working Saturday to free seven more who remained trapped underground.
By Agencies |
BEIJING: Twenty-seven miners were found dead after an explosion at a Chinese coal mine, and rescuers were working Saturday to free seven more who remained trapped underground, state media reported.
Explosives went off accidentally deep in the pit of the mine located on the outskirts of Xiaoyi city in the northern province of Shanxi, official reported.
Fifteen workers made it to the surface alive following the blast, which ripped through the mine's main shaft shortly after 1 pm (0500 GMT). Another nine miners were rescued Friday evening.
The bodies of the 27 were pulled out at 5 am Saturday. More than 100 rescuers from three local mine disaster relief teams were continuing to search into the night for the 34 trapped miners.
China's mining industry is notoriously unsafe, although Xinhua said the mine, operated by the Anxin Coal Mining Corp., had passed a recent safety inspection.
Nearly 3,800 miners died in China last year, an average of about 10 a day, making the country's mining industry the most dangerous in the world.
Explosives went off accidentally deep in the pit of the mine located on the outskirts of Xiaoyi city in the northern province of Shanxi, official reported.
Fifteen workers made it to the surface alive following the blast, which ripped through the mine's main shaft shortly after 1 pm (0500 GMT). Another nine miners were rescued Friday evening.
The bodies of the 27 were pulled out at 5 am Saturday. More than 100 rescuers from three local mine disaster relief teams were continuing to search into the night for the 34 trapped miners.
China's mining industry is notoriously unsafe, although Xinhua said the mine, operated by the Anxin Coal Mining Corp., had passed a recent safety inspection.
Nearly 3,800 miners died in China last year, an average of about 10 a day, making the country's mining industry the most dangerous in the world.
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