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Coal mine blast toll rises to 27 in Shaanxi
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-04-30 15:33 Death toll rose to 27 and five others remain
missing in a coal mine gas explosion in Yan'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi
Province, with 3 more bodies found Sunday morning, according to the latest
information from the rescue headquarters.
Ambulances and police cars wait at the
Dayaobao coal mine as rescue operation goes on April 30, 2006.
[Xinhua] | The gas blast happened at 4:20 p.m.
Saturday in Wayaobao Township Coal Mine in Zichang County of Yan'an when 39
miners were working beneath the shaft.
Only seven miners managed to
escape to the ground.
Rescue operation is carried out tensely. An
8-member team led by Wang Shuhe, deputy director of the State Administration of
Coal Mine Safety, arrived at the site of the accident to give guidance in the
rescue efforts.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is under
way.
Wayaobao Township Coal Mine, about four kilometers away from the
seat of Zichang County, is a legal, privately invested coal production entity
with an annual production capacity of 30,000 tons.
After the gas
explosion, local government authorities issued an urgent circular ordering all
small coal mines to stop production for rectifying measures in a bid to prevent
more accidents.
The local police have detained owner of the coal mine
and other managerial staff.
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