Two die after coal mine explosion in northwest China

ZHONGNING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Two miners were killed and ten others were injured after after an explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest China on Saturday, state-run media reported.

The explosion happened around 2.30 a.m. local time at the Hongyuan Coal Mine in Shikong Town of China’s Ningxia region, according to the Xinhua news agency. It said twelve people were initially trapped after the blast, but they were freed within several hours.

The injured miners were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Their conditions were not immediately released.

An initial investigation showed that the explosion was triggered by burning explosives.

Although safety conditions have significantly improved in recent years, China is still often the scene of deadly mine accidents. On Monday, 46 miners were killed after an explosion ripped through a coal mine in central China.

And in November 2009, 104 miners were killed after several explosions at a coal mine in China’s Heilongjiang province.

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