7 detained for their role in coal mine flood
By Zhao Yunpeng and Wang Huazhong | China Daily | Updated: 2011-08-25 07:36
Rescuers prepare to enter a flooded coal pit to rescue trapped workers in a coal mine in Qitaihe city, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Wednesday. Wang Song / Xinhua |

QITAIHE, Heilongjiang - Seven people have been detained for their alleged responsibilities for a coal mine flood that has trapped 26 miners since Tuesday in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, according to local police.
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