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Coal mine blast kills 3; rescuers trapped
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-30 23:07 URUMQI: Three people are killed and three more are missing Tuesday after a gas explosion and a second accident occurred at a coal mine in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Rescuers saved two of the five miners, but another accident trapped the rescuers and the remaining three workers. Officials in Shanshan County said three people were dead as of 7 p.m., three people were still missing, adding that the eight injured are in stable condition. Rescue work is still underway. |