11 trapped in China’s latest coal mine accident
BEIJING — A gas explosion has trapped 11 Chinese coal miners underground, in the latest in a string of deadly accidents striking the industry after 53 miners were killed in two similar blasts last week.
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that the Monday night explosion occurred at a mine in central China’s Hubei province. It did not provide details on what caused the blast, but such incidents usually happen when unventilated coal gas is ignited by a spark or open flame.