Rescuers carry an injured miner to an ambulance after a coal mine explosion in Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 30, 2012. The death toll in a gas explosion that occurred Wednesday afternoon at the coal mine has climbed to 19 and 28 others remain missing. A total of 154 miners were working underground at the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine when the blast occurred. (Xinhua)
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Death toll climbs to 19 in SW China mine explosion
CHENGDU, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in a gas explosion that occurred Wednesday afternoon in a coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan province has climbed to 19, rescuers said Thursday morning.
A total of 107 miners have been rescued, although 28 remain missing, the local rescue headquarters said. Full story
