At the least 10 individuals have been killed and 6 are lacking after an accident at a coal mine in central China's Henan province, state media mentioned on Saturday.
The accident, a probable coal and fuel explosion described as a “blowout”, occurred round 2.55pm (0655 GMT) in Pingdingshan on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV mentioned.
Search and rescue efforts continued, CCTV mentioned.
State information company Xinhua mentioned 425 individuals had been working underground when the blast occurred.
These chargeable for the mine have been taken into custody by authorities, Xinhua mentioned.
Mining security in China has improved in latest a long time, as has media protection of main incidents, a lot of which had been as soon as neglected.
Nonetheless, accidents are nonetheless frequent in an trade with a poor security report and the place laws should not essentially enforced.
Based on official figures, 245 individuals died in 168 accidents in 2022.
Final month, 12 individuals had been killed and 13 injured in a mining accident on the outskirts of Jixi metropolis within the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.
Eleven individuals died in November in an accident at one other coal mine in the identical province.
And in September, a minimum of 16 individuals had been killed in a hearth at a coal mine in southwestern China's Guizhou province.
