TAIYUAN, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen people were trapped in a coal mine gas explosion in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities said Monday.
Preliminary investigation showed that 34 miners were working underground at the coal mine in Pingyao County, when the blast happened at 1:50 p.m. Monday, according to the Shanxi Administration of Coal Mine Safety.
So far, 18 people were saved, among whom five were sent to the hospital.
Rescue work and further investigation are underway.
Shanxi has more than 900 coal mines and produces about 900 million tonnes of coal annually. Enditem
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