China Coal Mine Flood Kills Two, Traps 15
Posted on: Thursday, 29 December 2005, 06:00 CST
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)
Taiyuan, 29 December: Two people were confirmed dead and 15 others trapped underground in a coal mine flooding accident that occurred on Wednesday [28 December] morning in Zuoyun County of north China's Shanxi Province, the provincial colliery work safety supervision bureau said on Thursday.
The accident took place at around 8.00 [local time] on Wednesday morning when 22 miners were working at Fanjiasi Coal Mine in Dianwan Town of Zuoyun County. Only five people escaped, with the remaining 17 trapped. By press time, two of the 17 were confirmed dead, the bureau said. Rescue work is in progress and the cause of the accident is being investigated.
Source: BBC Monitoring Newsfile
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