Coal mine blast kills five, leaves one missing in north China's county
2/12/2005 11:40
A coal mine blast has killed five miners and left one missing in north
China's Hebei Province, local authorities said Friday.
The gas explosion
occurred at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Xipo Coal Mine in Weixian County of
Zhangjiakou City, according to the provincial coal mine safety bureau.
Six
miners were doing maintenance down the shaft when the blast happened, and
rescuers rushed to the scene immediately after the accident, the bureau
said.
The coal mine, with an annual capacity of 60,000 tons, has not got a
safety license for operation, the bureau added.
Xinhua News
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