Coal mine blast kills 7, injures 8 in NE China
16/2/2007 16:19
Seven miners were killed and eight others injured in a coal mine gas
explosion in northeast China's Liaoning province yesterday, local officials said
today.
The blast occurred at 1:40 p.m. yesterday in the Qiupigou Coal Mine of
Nanpiao Mining Administration in Huludao City of Liaoning province when 15
miners were working underground, said officials of local authorities.
Four of
the eight were severely injured and still in hospital while the other four have
been discharged, according to latest official resources.
One of the severely
injured was burned in the respiratory tract and cannot speak now. Among other
three, two were burned in the faces and hands while one was carbon dioxide
toxicosis, said the hospital attached to Nianpiao Mining Administration.
The
Qiupigou Coal Mine is a low gas coal mine built in 1958 with an annual
production volume of 500,000 tons. Nanpiao Mining Administration bankrupted last
year.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Xinhua
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