31/08/2012 13:16
China’s coal mine blast took lives
The death toll in China's worst mine accident in nearly three years rose to 41 on Friday with five others still trapped underground, reports Huffington Post.
State media said that one person was pulled out alive, more than 36 hours after the explosion at the Xiaojiawan coal mine in coal-rich Panzhihua city in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
Police detained the mine owners, and the Sichuan government launched a province-wide safety check on all coal mines and pledged to shut down those with safety hazards.
There were 154 miners working at the mine when the explosion occurred, and 108 survivors have been pulled to the surface.