Missing miners of Yunnan coal mine blast found: 1 dead, another severely burnt
News Archive - Coal & Electric Power -September news )
(ChinaCoalResource, Sept 19, 2006) One of the two miners missing following a coal mine blast on Monday afternoon in southwest China's Yunnan Province has been found dead, and the other one is in a critical condition, according to local authorities.
 
The seriously injured miner was rushed to hospital with severe burns. 90 percent of his body was burnt by a powerful blast in the mine shaft. The two miners who were earlier reported injured are now out of danger.
 
The accident took place at 4:20 p.m. Monday, when 42 miners were working underground in the state-owned Enhong Coal Mine in Qujing, Yunnan. Forty people managed to escape, two of whom were injured, said Zhang Yong, vice head of Qilin District where the mine is located.
 
The cause of the blast is under investigation and compensation is being discussed.
source:ChinaCoalResource