Coal mine blast kills 10, injures 6
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May 9, 2010, Sunday
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TEN miners were killed and six injured in a gas explosion at a coal mine in central China's Hubei Province yesterday, a local work safety official said.
Nineteen miners were in the shaft of the Shuijingwan Coal Mine in Zhonglu Township, Lichuan City, when there was an explosion at about 7:30am, said Zhan Caiyong, director of the Hubei Provincial Work Safety Bureau.
Rescuers had pulled all 19 out of the mine by 12:50pm, but 10 died of serious respiratory impairment despite emergency treatment, Zhan said.
Four of the six injured suffered severe burns and are being treated at a local hospital.
Local authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
Nineteen miners were in the shaft of the Shuijingwan Coal Mine in Zhonglu Township, Lichuan City, when there was an explosion at about 7:30am, said Zhan Caiyong, director of the Hubei Provincial Work Safety Bureau.
Rescuers had pulled all 19 out of the mine by 12:50pm, but 10 died of serious respiratory impairment despite emergency treatment, Zhan said.
Four of the six injured suffered severe burns and are being treated at a local hospital.
Local authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
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