Rescuers were still searching for two missing miners on Thursday
after a cave-in at a coal mine in north China's Hebei Province
killed six.
The accident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday at a mine
belonging to Heishigou Coal Mining Co. Ltd in Yuxian County. Nine
miners were working underground at the time of the collapse, the
provincial coal mine safety administration said on Thursday.
One miner escaped unharmed while eight were trapped.
The mine was still under construction when the cave-in
occurred.
The cause of the accident was being investigated.
(Xinhua News Agency, December 6, 2007)