The deaths of four workers trapped underground by a sudden outburst of coal and gas at a coal mine in Shanxi province in northern China have been confirmed, the local search and rescue headquarters said Friday.
As of 10:35 am Friday, the bodies of all the dead have been found and the rescue operation has ended.
The accident occurred at 03:51 am Thursday at the mine of a coal company affiliated with Huayang New Material Technology Group Co., Ltd. At the time of the incident, there were 12 people in the face, 8 of them managed to rise to the surface, the remaining 4 people were trapped underground.
Further investigation of the incident is underway.
