Nine missing after coal mine gas leak in central China
8/11/2006 16:08
Rescue workers are searching for nine miners reported missing after a gas
leak in a coal mine in central China's Hunan Province early today.
The
incident occurred at around 9:00 a.m. in the Xincheng Coal Mine of Leiyang City.
Eight miners had been rescued from the mine by 12:30 p.m., said Li Ming, deputy
mayor of Leiyang City.
Preliminary investigations showed nine miners were
still trapped underground, Li said.
The cause of the leak is being
investigated.
The privately-owned coal mine produces 30,000 tons of coal
annually.
Xinhua News
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