Eight people were killed in a coal mine explosion and two
building collapses in northern China's Hebei Province, local work safety bureau said
on Sunday.
A gas explosion occurred at 7:44?AM at Xuandong Coal Mine
of Jinneng Group in Zhangjiakou City, killing at least two miners
and trapping another two.
Rescuers were still trying to reach the trapped and the cause of
the blast is being investigated.
Two wall collapses, one in Cangzhou City and another in Langfang
City, killed six workers and injured one more on Saturday.
The provincial government has ordered an immediate work safety
checkup to prevent similar fatal accidents from occurring.
(Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2006)
