Rescuers search for lost miners
12/9/2005 11:51
Shanghai Daily news
One man was killed and nearly 30
others were trapped underground following two separate coal mine accidents in
the country's northeast and southwest over the past two days. In the latest
mishap in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang, a fire at a coal mine
in Shuangyashan City killed one miner and trapped 14 others yesterday. The
province's coal mine safety watchdog said 31 workers were underground about 10am
yesterday when the mishap occurred. By 5pm, rescuers saved 16 and retrieved
the body of a killed worker from the Jinyuan Coal Mine in the city's Baoshan
District, according to the Heilongjiang Coal Mine Safety Administration.
Authorities said an initial investigation showed a power cable caught fire,
leading to the accident. In southwestern China's Guizhou Province, rescuers
were trying to reach 13 workers who went missing when a small colliery was
flooded on Saturday. When the mishap hit the Dahao Coal Mine in the
province's Tianzhu County about 1:40pm, 39 men were underground, and 26 escaped.
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