Five people were confirmed dead in a coal pit blast that
occurred early Monday morning in Yuxian County of Zhangjiakou City,
north China's Hebei Province.
According to the provincial work safety administration, the
explosion took place at 5:30 on Monday at the Shuidong Coal Mine in
Yuxian County, when 96 people were working underground. Of them, 79
people have managed to escape. Rescuers have retrieved the remains
of five dead miners.
It is said that the blast was probably caused by explosives.
Rescue work is continuing and cause of the explosion is being
investigated.
(Xinhua News Agency July 24, 2006)
