Zhengzhou, Jan. 13 -- Eight people were dead and 8 missing after an accident occurred on Friday afternoon in a coal mine in the city of Pingdingshan, central China's Henan Province, local authorities said early Saturday.
According to the city's emergency management agency, as of 1:00 a.m. Saturday, out of 45 people left in the mine, 8 were dead and 8 missing. The rest people were all safe.
The accident happened at 2:55 p.m. Friday in a coal mine of the Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Co., Ltd. Preliminary investigation showed that it was caused by a coal and gas outburst.
A total of 425 people were working underground when the accident took place, and 380 of them have been lifted out of the mine.
Rescue work is still underway. People in...