Rescuers search for missing miners as explosion kills 146
Rescuers in north-east China worked in sub-freezing temperatures today to search for three coal miners who were trapped after an explosion killed 146 others in a disaster that has highlighted the industry’s shortcomings despite repeated safety crackdowns.
The blast in the Dongfeng Coal Mine late on Sunday prompted national leaders to demand stricter enforcement of safety rules in China’s mines – by far the world’s deadliest, with thousands of fatalities a year in fires, floods and other accidents.
