Coalmine explosion in eastern China kills seven

BEIJING: Seven people have died and two are missing after a gas explosion at Huaihe Energy’s coalmine in China’s eastern Anhui province on Monday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The accident happened at about 12:10 pm at the Xieqiao coal mine of Huaihe Energy when 24 miners were working underground in the mine shaft.

Twenty-two miners managed to return to the ground, but seven out of eight who sustained serious injuries have died, Xinhua reporters learned at the scene. The rescue operation is still underway to reach the remaining two missing workers.