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4 killed, 1 injured in coal mine gas explosion in central China

FOUR people have been confirmed dead after a gas explosion at a coal mine in central China's Hunan Province Sunday, according to local authorities.

The explosion at about 3 pm in a Shaodong County coal mine Sunday instantly trapped five miners. Three people - two confirmed dead and one with serious injuries - were hoisted from the mine by 8 pm Sunday.

The two remaining victims were found dead as of 8 am Monday, local authorities said.

An investigation in to the cause of the accident is underway.

 


 

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