China: At least 8 dead, dozens trapped in coal mine blast
Key takeaways
- Almost 40 people are still trapped underground in a coal mine in northern China.
- Xinhua reported that 201 people had been brought safely to the surface by early Saturday, including the eight confirmed dead.
- Earlier, Xinhua said that levels of carbon monoxide had "exceeded limits" at the mine.
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Almost 40 people are still trapped underground in a coal mine in northern China. President Xi Jinping has called for an all-out effort to search and rescue those missing.
https://p.dw.com/p/5EDf PShanxi Province, where the explosion occurred, is China's coal-mining capital Image: Cao Yang/Xinhua/IMAGOAdvertisement At least eight people have died and dozens remain trapped underground after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported on Saturday.
The blast took place at 7:29 pm (1129 GMT/UTC) on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county in Shanxi, one of China's poorer provinces, with 247 workers on duty underground, according to state news agency Xinhua.