Rescuers have found the bodies of missing miners in the coal mine
gas explosion in central
China's
Henan Province, bringing the number of
confirmed death to 12.
The search operation had come to an end, Wei Xiujun, chief
engineer of the Pingdingshan Coal (Group) Co., Ltd., said
Sunday.
Twenty-four miners were working in the No.10 mine of the
Pingdingshan Coal (Group) Co., Ltd. in Pingdingshan City when the
explosion occurred at 3:00 AM Monday.
Twelve managed to escape while the other 12 were trapped.
The corporation is among the top ten coal producers in China
with an annual output of more than 30 million tons.
An investigation in the cause of the accident is underway.
(Xinhua News Agency November 18, 2007)
