| Coal mine accident trapping 14 in Shanxi(Xinhua)
 Updated: 2004-04-30 13:54
 
 An accident at a coal mine occurred on Friday morning in Xixian County of 
Linfen City, north China's Shanxi Province, leaving 14 miners trapped. There were 49 miners working underground at the Liangjiahe Coal Mine in 
Xixian County, when the accident happened at 7:40 a.m. Thirty-five out of the 49 
people have been rescued so far, and the remaining 14 are still trapped. 
 No detailed information has been revealed about the accident because of poor 
telecommunications. Whether it was a gas blast, a shaft collapse or well 
flooding remains unknown till now. 
  
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