A detonation of explosives at a colliery in north
China's Shanxi
Province on Wednesday morning left seven dead and 23 others
injured as of Thursday afternoon.
The provincial administration of coal mine safety
supervision said the blast took place at 10:00 AM at Shiyu Coal
Mine in Xiangyuan County of Changzhi City.
The wounded are all in stable condition.
According to preliminary investigations, the
explosives were illegally stored at the mine, and a further probe
into the cause of the blast is underway.
(Xinhua News Agency August 19, 2005)