Rescue operations were under way at a mine in eastern China's Henan province, where at least 35 people had died and 44 were missing after an explosion early Tuesday, state-run media reported.
The blast occurred about 1 a.m. (1 p.m. ET Monday) at a township coal mine near Pingdingshan City, the State Administration of Work Safety said on its Web site Tuesday morning, China Daily reported. Fourteen people were known to have survived.
Henan Gov. Guo Gengmao went to the scene to oversee the rescue operation, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Monday, September 7, 2009
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