Seven Killed, Seven More Missing in China Coal Mine Accident
Posted on: Sunday, 20 November 2005, 00:00 CST
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)
Shijiazhuang, 20 November: Seven miners were killed in a coal mine flooding accident which took place on early Saturday [19 November] in north China's Hebei Province while seven others are still missing as of Sunday morning, local government source said.
The source said the tragedy occurred at 5.00 a.m. [local time] Saturday in Yuanda Coal Mine in Xingtai City, trapping 14 miners underground.
Rescue operation started quickly after the accident, and by 7 a.m. Sunday, the bodies of seven miners were found and retrieved but the whereabouts of the seven others remain unknown.
Owners of the coal mine have already been detained by local police and the investigation into the cause of the flooding is under way.
Source: BBC Monitoring Newsfile
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