22 dead, 60 missing in Xinjiang mine blast (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2005-07-11 09:50
Twenty-two miners were killed and 60 others were missing after a gas
explosion ripped through a coal mine in Fukang, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur
Autonomous Region Monday.
Five miners were rescued, according to a Xinhua report.
Chinese rescuers are ready to enter a coal
mine pit in the city of Fukang, Northwest China's Xinjiang Autonomous
Region July 11, 2005.[Xinhua]
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Eighty-seven miners were working undergound when the accident occured at 2:30
in the morning, the State Administration of Work Safety said on its website.
Local leaders have rushed to the mine to organize rescue work. And rescue
operation is underway.
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