Nine Bodies Recovered From Northeast China Coal Mine Fire
September 12, 2005
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency); all times local
Harbin, 12 September: Nine people were confirmed dead with six others still missing in a coal mine fire that broke out Sunday [11 September] morning in Shuangyashan city, Heilongjiang province, local government sources said Monday morning.
Rescuers discovered the remains of the nine dead miners under the fire-ravaged shaft at around 9.00 Monday morning and are still searching for the six missing miners.
The Jinyuan Coal Mine in Baoshan District of the city caught fire at about 10.00 a.m. Sunday, when 15 miners were working underground.
Preliminary investigation found the tragedy was caused by burned cables.