Coal Mine Explosion Traps 188 Workers

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A gas explosion tore through a central Chinese coal mine Sunday, trapping at least 188 miners and sending smoke billowing out the mine's air vents, the government said.

The accident occurred in the state-owned Chenjiashan coal mine in Shaanxi province at 7:20 a.m. The Web site of the People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, said 273 miners were underground when the blast occurred. By 10 a.m., 85 had been rescued, the site said. Staff at Chenjiashan said communications had been cut off with the trapped miners, the report said.

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