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19 dead, 28 trapped after China colliery blast

NINETEEN miners have been confirmed dead and 28 others are still trapped underground after a gas blast occurred in a coal mine yesterday afternoon in the southwestern province of Sichuan, Sichuan Daily said today.
A total of 154 miners were working underground at the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City when the blast occurred at around 6pm, the newspaper said.
As of 7pm yesterday, 104 people had been lifted out of the mine and were rushed to seven hospitals in Panzhihua. But three miners died on route to hospital, the report said.
Sixteen of 50 workers trapped underground have been confirmed dead. Six of the trapper miners have been rescued by 6am.
Rescue work involving more than 70 people is underway. A work team led by Yang Dongliang, director of the State Administration of Work Safety, is on the way to the mine to oversee the rescue work.
The coal mine is owned by Zhengjin Industry and Trade Co Ltd in Panzhihua, some 750 km southwest of the provincial capital Chengdu.
Sources said the owner of the mine has been put under police custody for investigation.



 

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