22 dead, 60 missing in Xinjiang mine blast
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-07-11 09:50

Twenty-two miners were killed and 60 others were missing after a gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in Fukang, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Monday.

Five miners were rescued, according to a Xinhua report.

Chinese rescuers are ready to enter a coal mine pit in the city of Fukang, Northwest China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region July 11, 2005.[Xinhua]

Eighty-seven miners were working undergound when the accident occured at 2:30 in the morning, the State Administration of Work Safety said on its website.

Local leaders have rushed to the mine to organize rescue work. And rescue operation is underway.

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