17 trapped in Xinjiang coal mine gas blast

(Xinhua) 10:34, July 06, 2014

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Rescued miner Duan Xukang tells about his escape experience during a coal mine gas balst as he receives medical treatment in a hospital in Fukang City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 6, 2014. The blast happened at 8:43 p.m. on Saturday, when 20 people were working inside the No.1 coal pit mined by Dahuangshan Yuxin Coal Mining Co. Ltd.. Three of them have been rescued. Rescuers are pouring nitrogen into the mine to dilute the gas concentration. The process, which was started early on Sunday morning, needs to be continued for 24 hours before it is safe to enter the pit, said rescuers. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

URUMQI, July 6 -- At least 17 miners were still trapped after a coal mine gas blast occurred in Xinjiang Saturday night.

A rescue is going on.

The blast happened at 8:43 p.m. Saturday, when 20 people were working inside the mine. Three of them have been rescued.

The No.1 coal pit mined by Dahuangshan Yuxin Coal Mining Co. Ltd. is 120 km away from Urumqi, Xinjiang's regional capital.

The company is owned by the sixth agriculture division of the Xinjiang Construction Corps, a paramilitary organization.

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