10 killed in SW China coal mine gas blast
China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-16 07:54
KUNMING: Rescuers on Friday recovered the bodies of 10 miners killed in an explosion at a coal mine earlier in the day in southwest China's Yunnan province, according to the emergency rescue headquarters.
The apparent gas blast happened around 5:50 am at Chashan Coal Mine in Zhenxiong County, in the city of Zhaotong, while 13 miners were working underground, said a rescue headquarters spokesperson.
Three miners were rescued and hospitalized for injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening.
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