Mine Blast Kills One, Traps Three in Northeast China

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)

Shenyang, 13 February: One person was killed and three others remain trapped after a gas blast hit a coal mine in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province on Sunday [12 February].

The explosion ripped through the Liujiali Coal Mine at 2.05 a.m. [local time] on Sunday, when three workers were conducting a safety inspection about 300 metres underground, according to the coal mine’s managment.

The three workers are still missing and the rescue efforts were impeded as the entrance of the mine was sealed by debris.

The one fatality was caused by falling debris and five others received injuries of varying degrees.

The coal mine, belonging to the Fuxin Mining Group, has got an official license and was under construction when the blast occurred.