Seven miners were killed and eight others injured in a coal mine
gas explosion in northeast China's Liaoning province on Thursday,
local officials said on Friday.
The blast occurred at 1:40?PM. Thursday in the Qiupigou
Coal Mine of Nanpiao Mining Administration in Huludao City of
Liaoning province when 15 miners were working underground, said
officials of local authorities.
Four of the eight were severely injured and still in hospital
while the other four have been discharged, according to latest
official resources.
One of the severely injured was burned in the respiratory tract
and cannot speak now. Among other three, two were burned in the
faces and hands while one was carbon dioxide toxicosis, said the
hospital attached to Nianpiao Mining Administration.
The Qiupigou Coal Mine is a low gas coal mine built in 1958 with
an annual production volume of 500,000 tons. Nanpiao Mining
Administration bankrupted last year.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
(Xinhua News Agency February 16, 2007)