Twelve miners were trapped in a coal mine accident in Longyan
City, east China's Fujian
Province, at around 9:30 AM on Saturday, said local police.
Water leaked into a pit of the Chikeng coal mine located in
Longyan's Xinluo District when 14 miners were working at the site.
Two of them escaped and other 12 were trapped in the flooded coal
mine.
Provincial officials and more than 260 rescuers have worked
together for the rescue work. Three ventilation facilities were put
into use to ensure sufficient fresh air for the trapped.
There is still no access to the trapped miners, whose condition
remains unknown to the rescuers.
The Chikeng coal mine, established in 1991, with a designed
annual production capability of 30,000 tons, has complete
licenses.
(Xinhua News Agency May 29, 2005)