Gas explosion kills 34 miners in Henan (Xinhua) Updated: 2005-10-03 21:25
ZHENGZHOU -- At least 34 miners were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine
in Hebi City, central China's Henan Province, early Monday morning.
A miner is saved and lifted out of the coal mine shaft in
Xiangtan, Hunan Province December 14, 2004.
[newsphoto]
| The explosion occurred at
4:45 a.m. in a coal mine belonging to the Henan Hebi Coal (group) company. By
3:20 p.m. 34 people were found dead.
Senior provincial government officials have rushed to the site to direct
rescue efforts.The cause of the accident is still under
investigation.
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