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24 trapped in Chinese coal mine explosion

Rescuers in northeastern China are trying to dig out 24 coal miners trapped underground after a morning gas explosion. ...full story at cbcnews

from cbcnews on Mon, Aug 18 2008

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16 Jun 08 visit Deadly coal mine explosion in north China  »  YouTube video27 deaths, 21 people have been arrested.
13 Jun 08 visit Seven trapped after gas explosion in central China coal mine  »  People's Daily Seven miners have been trapped in a coal mine in central China's Hubei Province after a gas explosion late Thursday, rescuers said on Friday. The miners were exploring 700 meters underground for coal deposit at the Tuya Coal Mine in ...
13 Jun 08 visit Seven trapped after gas explosion in central China coal mine  »  Shanghai Daily SEVEN miners have been trapped in a coal mine in central China's Hubei Province after a gas explosion late yesterday, rescuers said today. The miners were exploring 700 meters underground for coal deposit at...
13 Nov 07 visit Rescuers search for trapped miners in C China  »  People's Daily The dead body of one of the 12 miners trapped in a Henan Province coal mine after a gas explosion in central China has been found. Rescuers continue to search for the others. The explosion occurred at about 3 a.m. on Monday when 24 ...
13 Jun 08 visit Rescuers pull trapped miners from pit blast  »  Shanghai Daily MORE than 100 rescuers were working to free 34 miners trapped below ground following an explosion at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi Province yesterday. Nine miners were rescued by 7pm last night. They...
30 Oct 08 visit Twenty-nine miners trapped in northwest China coal mine gas explosion  »  People's Daily Twenty-nine miners are believed to be trapped after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northwest China's Shaanxi Province late on Wednesday. The blast occurred at around 8 p.m. at in the shaft at the Yaotou mine in Chengcheng county, in central...

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