China mine blast rescue stalled
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Carbon monoxide prevents rescuers from reaching 141 men trapped following a deadly mine blast in central China.
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Rescuers trying to reach 141 miners trapped by an underground explosion were pumping noxious fumes out of a Chinese coal mine Monday but an official said their chances of survival were &quot;extremely slight.
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About 50 mine workers were confirmed dead and more than 100 still missing, the government said Tuesday, as toxic fumes unleashed from an explosion at a coal mine in central China slowed rescuers from entering the pit.
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Rescuers said 141 miners remained trapped in a coal mine filled with toxic gas in China&#39;s Shaanxi province Monday after an explosion the day before killed 25.
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The death toll in Wednesday&#39;s gas explosion at Daping coal mine in China&#39;s Henan province has risen to 66. A 1,000-member rescue force is still searching for 84 missing miners.
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A gas explosion in a coal mine in central China late Wednesday has killed 56 workers, and the fate of more than 90 others trapped inside the mine is unknown, Chinese authorities say.
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The death toll in a coal mine explosion in central China rose to 63 with 103 workers still missing, the government said Tuesday, as toxic fumes unleashed from the blast slowed rescuers from entering the pit.
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BEIJING - The death toll in a coal-mine explosion in central China rose to 63 with 103 workers still missing, the government said today, as toxic fumes slowed rescuers from entering the pit.
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Officials in China are holding few hopes for the survival of 148 miners trapped after a coal mine explosion. So far, 56 people are confirmed to have died in the blast in Henan province and rescue work is continuing.
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BEIJING  - Rescue teams resigned themselves to pulling only corpses from a mine where 103 workers remained trapped after a gas blast, as Chinese media demanded investment to mechanize the industry and improve safety.
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The death toll from a mine blast in central China has risen to 78, with rescuers holding out little hope for 71 people still missing, state media said on Saturday.
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Miners at the site of Sunday&#39;s coal mine blast in northwest China were forced to continue working after a fire broke out last week, reports said Tuesday.
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Rescuers were searching for 141 miners trapped in a coal mine in central China after a massive explosion tore through the shaft killing at least 25 others.
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An explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 25 miners and left more than 100 others trapped. The official Xinhua news agency says 141 miners are still underground at the state-run Chenjiashan coal mine, while 127 escaped.
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THE death toll in a coal mine explosion in central China has risen to 63, with 103 miners still missing. The Government said yesterday an underground fire and toxic fumes from the blast hampered rescue work.
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Hopes are fading of finding any more survivors of a gas explosion at a coal mine in the Chinese province of Henan. Officials say at least 62 people were killed in the disaster, although the death toll is likely
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A gas explosion in a state-owned mine in China has left 166 miners trapped underground with no means of contact. Nearly 300 miners were in Chenjiashan mine in Shaanxi province when the blast happened on Sunday morning, but 127 escaped, said state media.