Mining accident kills eight workers in China’s Gansu province
April 29th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANIBeijing, Apr 29 (ANI): At least eight more miners have died of carbon monoxide poisoning following a mining accident in China’s Gansu province.
Xinhua quoted a local official as saying that rescuers had entered the lead zinc mine and were searching for the remaining three trapped people late Thursday night after carbon monoxide levels were reduced to safe levels.
The three inspectors had failed to return to the surface on Wednesday after entering the underground pit of the Changba Lead-Zinc Mine in Chengxian county, Longnan city, that morning to conduct routine inspections. Eleven workers were then sent to look for them in the pit.
Of the 14 people who entered the mine, five escaped unharmed and one was later rescued. (ANI)
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