Mine chief among those detained over pit blaze
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July 25, 2011, Monday
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POLICE have detained eight people in east China's Shandong Province in connection with a coal mine fire that has left 28 miners trapped for more than two weeks, local authorities said.
A total of 91 people were working underground in the Fangbei Coal Mine in the province's city of Zaozhuang on July 6 when an air compression device located 255 meters underground caught fire. Sixty-three people managed to escape, while the other 28 remain trapped.
Efforts to rescue the miners are continuing, although there has been no confirmation from local authorities on whether they are still alive.
High temperatures and dense concentrations of carbon monoxide have impeded the efforts, rescuers said.
The eight people detained included Wang Shaoping, the head of the mine, and Guo Chuanzeng, a deputy head of the mine, a spokesman for the local rescue services said.
The licensed mine was renovated in June 2010. The work was approved that October.
A total of 91 people were working underground in the Fangbei Coal Mine in the province's city of Zaozhuang on July 6 when an air compression device located 255 meters underground caught fire. Sixty-three people managed to escape, while the other 28 remain trapped.
Efforts to rescue the miners are continuing, although there has been no confirmation from local authorities on whether they are still alive.
High temperatures and dense concentrations of carbon monoxide have impeded the efforts, rescuers said.
The eight people detained included Wang Shaoping, the head of the mine, and Guo Chuanzeng, a deputy head of the mine, a spokesman for the local rescue services said.
The licensed mine was renovated in June 2010. The work was approved that October.
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