From AP:
Nineteen miners died in a coal mine blast in a northeast Chinese province — the latest casualties in another deadly year in the world’s most dangerous mines, state-run media said Monday.
An explosion rocked the Shunfa Coal Mine on Saturday and the bodies of the 19 miners were recovered after a two-day rescue operation, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
It was believed the private mine — located in Mudanjiang city, Heilongjiang province — illegally started production even though its license had been suspended, Xinhua said. [Full Text]
