Seven miners were killed and 16 injured when a coal mine collapsed in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Monday.
The accident occurred at 2:30 pm. By 10:00 pm, all 56 miners, who were working underground when the accident happened, had been brought to the surface.
Twenty-three injured miners were rushed to three local hospitals where seven died.
The mine belongs to the Miquan Yuantong Coal Mining Company in the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northern Xinjiang.
(People's Daily May 21, 2002)
