Monday, 23 November 2009Beijing, China - The death toll from an explosion at a northeastern China coal mine rose to 92 Sunday evening, according to state-run media.
* At least 92 people are now known to have died in China's worst coal mine accident in two years, state media say.
Another 16 miners are missing after the blast at Xinxing pit in Hegang City in Heilongjiang province.
The toll has more than doubled from 42 dead earlier. Some 528 workers were in the mine when the blast hit before dawn on Saturday local time, said Xinhua.
Another 16 workers were still trapped underground in the mine shaft, the Xinhua news agency said.
About 530 miners were working in the mine when the blast occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday (1:30 p.m. ET Friday). The Heilongjiang Longmei's Xinxing mine is operated by the Hegang company.
A preliminary investigation indicates the blast was a gas explosion, Xinhua reported.
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Monday, 23 November 2009
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