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Article: Death toll in central China colliery stands at 44 with 35 missing
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- September 9, 2009
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Death toll in central China colliery stands at 44 with 35 missing
PINGDINGSHAN, Henan, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a
coal mine gas explosion in central China's Henan Province Tuesday
has risen to 44 with 35 still trapped underground, the local safety
watchdog said Thursday morning.
Rescue work is continuing, says the Henan Provincial Bureau of
Work Safety.
The deadly blast took place about 1 a.m. Tuesday in the
Pingdingshan Coal Group's Xinhua No. 4 pit in the Xinhua District of
Pingdingshan City.
A total of 93 people were working in the pit when the accident
occurred, of whom 14 managed to escape.
The 14 who escaped have been admitted to a local hospital
affiliated to the ...