Latest China Mine Explosion Claims 47

At least 47 miners have been killed in a coal mine explosion Monday in eastern China’s Henan Province.

6/21/2010|Updated: 6/21/2010

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NO NEWS: Worried family members stand outside a security barrier, awaiting news of loved ones caught in a mine explosion in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, China. (The Epoch Times Archive )

At least 47 miners have been killed in a coal mine explosion Monday in eastern China’s Henan Province, according to China’s state-run media. Among the 26 survivors, 6 suffered from extensive burn injuries.

The explosion occurred at around 1:40 a.m. on June 21 at Xingdong No. 2 Mine in the Weidong District of Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, when an underground explosives storage area suddenly detonated.