Four people were killed in a coal mine blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said.The explosion happened at 4 pm, July 31, 2019, in a coal mine in Liangyan Town, the city of Bijie. Eight people were trapped when the gas explosion happened. Photo: CCTV
Contact has been lost with four miners following a colliery accident in Bijie, Southwest China's Guizhou Province on Tuesday morning. Rescuers have arrived at the site and rescue efforts are underway.
A carbon monoxide overload accident took place in Ruifeng coal mine in Dafang county at 7:20 am on Tuesday, the China Central Television (CCTV) reported. A preliminary investigation shows that a total of 47 miners were working underground at the time, 43 of whom ascended safely after the accident, while contact was lost with four of them.
Two rescue teams have arrived at the site and started all-out rescue efforts, CCTV reported.
Two carbon monoxide overload accidents have been reported in the past few months in Southwest China, resulting in 34 deaths, reports said.
On January 10, a goldmine explosion occurred in East China's Shandong Province, trapping 22 miners underground for more than 200 hours as of Tuesday. Rescue teams have established contact with 12 of the miners. Contact has not yet been made with the other 10 miners.
Global Times