17 trapped in Xinjiang coal mine gas blast
- Xinhua, July 6, 2014
At least 17 miners were still trapped after a coal mine gas blast occurred in Xinjiang Saturday night.
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Rescued miner Duan Xukang tells about his escape experience during a coal mine gas balst as he receives medical treatment in a hospital in Fukang City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 6, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua] |
A rescue is going on.
The blast happened at 8:43 p.m. Saturday, when 20 people were working inside the mine. Three of them have been rescued.
The No.1 coal pit mined by Dahuangshan Yuxin Coal Mining Co. Ltd. is 120 km away from Urumqi, Xinjiang's regional capital.
The company is owned by the sixth agriculture division of the Xinjiang Construction Corps, a paramilitary organization.