China coal mine blast traps 50 - Xinhua
BEIJING, Dec 6 (Reuters) - At least 50 people were trapped after a gas blast ripped through a coal mine in north China on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
The explosion happened at a mine in Hongtong county in the northern province of Shanxi, China's largest coal-producing province.
The country has been trying to tighten safety regulations but its coal industry is still the world's deadliest, claiming close to 5,000 lives last year.
(Reporting by Lindsay Beck, editing by Nick Macfie)
The explosion happened at a mine in Hongtong county in the northern province of Shanxi, China's largest coal-producing province.
The country has been trying to tighten safety regulations but its coal industry is still the world's deadliest, claiming close to 5,000 lives last year.
(Reporting by Lindsay Beck, editing by Nick Macfie)
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