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Five dead, 17 trapped after China coal mine blast

A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northeast China's Liaoning Province yesterday, killing at least five people and trapping 17 others, the national work safety watchdog said.
A total of 23 miners were working underground at the Dahuang No. 2 Coal Mine in Liaoyang City when the accident happened at noon, the State Administration of Work Safety announced in a statement.
One of them has managed to escape, and rescuers are struggling to the search for the trapped people, it said.
Initial investigation found the coal mine was operating without a license.
No further details were provided.

 

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