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Coal mine blast kills 14, traps 11 in Henan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-08-01 11:20 ZHENGZHOU -- At least fourteen miners were killed and 11 others were trapped after an explosion in a coal mine in central China's Henan Province early on Friday. The incident took place at about 1 a.m. in a mine owned by the Pingyu Coal and Power Company, which is based in Yuzhou City, according to a source from its parent firm Pingdingshan Coal Industry Group. No further information is available at present. A rescue effort is under way. |