Eight miners, including a woman, were trapped in an iron
mine collapse on Saturday in east China's Anhui Province, the emergency rescue
headquarters said on Sunday.
When the accident occurred at 4:50 AM Saturday at Dalongshan
Iron Mine in Dalongshan Township in Anqing City, rocks, dust and
water suddenly capped the ventilation hole and the exit, making it
impossible for the miners to escape.
Investigators say the miners might stay at a place about 130
meters underground. It is not sure whether they are alive or
not.
Rescuers have to pump water out of the shaft and clean out
siltage before they get in.
The city government has ordered all local mines halt production
for a safety overhaul.
(Xinhua News Agency May 14, 2006)
