Update #2, Monday: See updated video and report on Firegeezer HERE.
Update, Sunday night: The death toll is now 87 with 21 missing.
CHINA’S MONTHLY COAL MINE DISASTER RIPPED THROUGH A STATE-OWNED mine in the northern province of Heilongjiang, along the Russian border. The blast, which is intially believed to be a gas explosion, was triggered around 2:30 am while approx. 528 workers were in the mine 1/4-mile underground.
So far, there have been 46 known dead and about 40 hospitalized. While about 415 miners were able to escape from the tunnels, there are still more than 60 people missing.
The always-busy mine rescue agencies have sent 156 rescuers to the site to begin searching for the missing miners.
Xinhua photo
The mine has a current annual output of 12 million tons of coal.
The Xinhua state news agency has an early REPORT.
Also on FireGeezer…
- Death Toll Soars in Chinese Mine Disaster – November 23, 2009
- Downtown Explosion in Belgium – January 27, 2010
- 16 Dead In Hospital Blast, Collapse – January 20, 2010
- Two FF’s Killed in Blast at Russian Military Base – November 14, 2009
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