Rescue crews able to save 11 trapped by fire in Shandong coal mine

All 11 miners who had been trapped since Tuesday in the darkness of a coal mine in Jiaxiang county, Shandong province, had been lifted to safety as of 10:18 am on Thursday, with blindfolds protecting their eyes from the sun, local authorities said.

They were sent to the hospital and described as being in stable condition.

The miners were trapped underground after a fire broke out late on Tuesday in a mine run by Liangbaosi Energy Co, an affiliate of Feicheng Mining Group Co of Shandong Energy Group.