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Co-worker: At least 10 more miners trapped underground
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-04-11 17:23
At least 10 coal miners were trapped underground early Saturday by a mine
explosion in Jixi city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, three miners
who escaped the accident said on Sunday.
The number of trapped miners is twice the figure provided by the Heilongjiang
provincial coal mine safety supervision authorities on Saturday.
Liu Shanfu, 36, recalled that he and other two miners left the shaft after
work at around 5:00 a.m. Saturday. They were 50 meters away from the mouth of
the shaft when they heard the explosion underground and saw black smoke rising
from the mouth of the shaft.
Liu and other two miners rushed back to the mouth of the shaft and found it
was buried by the blast.
Liu said at least 10 miners were working underground when the blast occurred.
Xinhua reporter has seen the relatives of the 10 trapped miners and learned
the names of the trapped miners.
Previously, a source with the headquarters for rescue and investigation into
the accident said that they could not provide the exact number of trapped miners
as investigations were still going on.
The blast occurred at Hada village of Jidong County at about 5:00 a.m.
Saturday when unknown numbers of miners were working underground.
The owner of the mine has fled after the accident and the coal mine has no
operation license from the state, according to the Heilongjiang provincial coal
mine safety supervision authorities.
Rescue work is still going on by press time. Investigation into the cause of
the accident is underway.
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