China Coal Mine Blast

At least 38 people were killed in two separate Chinese coal mine blasts this week, according to death tolls reported by state media on Saturday.

Hundreds of rescuers were struggling to find 15 coal miners still trapped a day after a gas explosion killed 18 of their colleagues in western China.

At least 17 miners were trapped after a blast in a coal mine in Xinjiang region of northwest China.

A blast at a coal mine in China's far-west Xinjiang province killed 21 people on Friday, state agency Xinhua said.

At least 10 miners were killed and 15 others injured when a gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in central China, the latest deadly incident to hit the country's troubled mining industry.

Authorities say 40 miners have died in two separate coal mine explosions in southwestern China.

The death toll in China's twin mine accidents rose to 40 today, with the number of dead in Sichuan province blast reaching 28.

State media say the death toll from a coal mine explosion in southwestern China has risen to 10, with three workers still missing.

At least six people were killed in a coal mine explosion in central China.

A gas blast in a southwest China coal mine left 17 people dead on Wednesday, state press said of the latest accident in the dangerous industry.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in southwest China has killed 19 miners and trapped dozens more, state media reported on Thursday. The Xiaojiawan coal mine in Sichuan province's coal-rich Panzhihua city exploded on Wednesday evening with 152 miners inside, Central China Television said.

Hundreds of rescuers took turns descending into an illegally operated coal mine Thursday to search for 23 Chinese miners trapped by a gas leak that killed 20 others, in the country's second deadly mining accident in less than a week.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in central China has killed 29 workers, Chinese authorities said Sunday. Six other miners survived Saturday evening's blast at a state-owned coal mine in Hengyang city in Hunan province, China's State Administration of Work Safety said in a statement on its website.

At least seven people were killed when a gas blast in a coal mine in China's Hunan province exploded, government sources said Monday.The accident occurred around Sunday evening at the Minxing Coal Mine in Zhonglian township, Xinhua reported.

An explosion at a coal mine in central China killed 26 miners who were working despite an order to halt production, officials said Wednesday, while a mine tunnel collapse elsewhere left four dead in the latest accidents to strike the country's mining industry.The death toll from the blast that struck Tuesday evening at the operation in Henan provin...

At least 38 people were killed in two separate Chinese coal mine blasts this week, according to death tolls reported by state media on Saturday.

Hundreds of rescuers were struggling to find 15 coal miners still trapped a day after a gas explosion killed 18 of their colleagues in western China.

At least 17 miners were trapped after a blast in a coal mine in Xinjiang region of northwest China.

A blast at a coal mine in China's far-west Xinjiang province killed 21 people on Friday, state agency Xinhua said.

At least 10 miners were killed and 15 others injured when a gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in central China, the latest deadly incident to hit the country's troubled mining industry.

Authorities say 40 miners have died in two separate coal mine explosions in southwestern China.

The death toll in China's twin mine accidents rose to 40 today, with the number of dead in Sichuan province blast reaching 28.

State media say the death toll from a coal mine explosion in southwestern China has risen to 10, with three workers still missing.

At least six people were killed in a coal mine explosion in central China.

A gas blast in a southwest China coal mine left 17 people dead on Wednesday, state press said of the latest accident in the dangerous industry.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in southwest China has killed 19 miners and trapped dozens more, state media reported on Thursday. The Xiaojiawan coal mine in Sichuan province's coal-rich Panzhihua city exploded on Wednesday evening with 152 miners inside, Central China Television said.

Hundreds of rescuers took turns descending into an illegally operated coal mine Thursday to search for 23 Chinese miners trapped by a gas leak that killed 20 others, in the country's second deadly mining accident in less than a week.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in central China has killed 29 workers, Chinese authorities said Sunday. Six other miners survived Saturday evening's blast at a state-owned coal mine in Hengyang city in Hunan province, China's State Administration of Work Safety said in a statement on its website.

At least seven people were killed when a gas blast in a coal mine in China's Hunan province exploded, government sources said Monday.The accident occurred around Sunday evening at the Minxing Coal Mine in Zhonglian township, Xinhua reported.

An explosion at a coal mine in central China killed 26 miners who were working despite an order to halt production, officials said Wednesday, while a mine tunnel collapse elsewhere left four dead in the latest accidents to strike the country's mining industry.The death toll from the blast that struck Tuesday evening at the operation in Henan provin...