From ABC News Online:
A gas explosion at a mine in northern China has left 21 workers trapped, the Government’s Work Safety Agency said.
The accident occurred just after midnight on Sunday in Shanxi province, but local officials failed to immediately report the accident, the State Administration for Work Safety said on its website.
The site of the accident, the Miaojiang coal mine, is near Jincheng city in Shanxi, China’s coal mining heartland.
China’s mines are the most dangerous in the world, with 4,746 miners dying in 2,845 accidents last year, according to official figures. [Full Text]
