Nine people were confirmed dead while six others are still
missing in a coalmine fire that broke out on Sunday morning in
Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang
Province, local government sources said Monday morning.
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Rescuers discovered the remains of the nine dead miners in the
fire-ravaged shaft at around 9:00 AM Monday morning, and are still
searching for the six missing miners.
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The Jinyuan Coal Mine in Baoshan District caught fire at about
10:00 AM Sunday when 15 miners were working underground.
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Preliminary investigations found that the fire was caused by burnt
cables.
In southwest China's Guizhou Province, three of the 13 miners
who were trapped in a flooded coalmine on Saturday were rescued on
Monday morning, local government sources said.
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Rescuers also recovered the bodies of six miners and are searching
for the four who are still missing, said sources with the
provincial administration of workplace safety supervision.
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The accident took place in the Dahao Coal Mine, in Fengcheng
Township of Tianzhu County, at about 1:40 PM Saturday when 39
miners were working underground. Twenty-six miners managed to
escape, but 13 others were trapped.
(Xinhua News Agency September 12, 2005)