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8 dead in fatal rescue of mine inspectors
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-29 11:35
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LANZHOU - Eight people were confirmed dead Friday in a mining accident in northwest China's Gansu province after rescuers retrieved bodies of three more miners who died from carbon monoxide poisoning, local authorities said.
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On Wednesday afternoon three inspectors failed to return to the surface after entering the abandoned underground pit 9 am that morning to conduct routine inspections.
Eleven workers were then sent to look for them in the pit of the Changba Lead-Zinc Mine in Chengxian county, Longnan city. Of the 14 people who entered the mine, five escaped unharmed and one was later rescued.
The mine belongs to Baiyin Nonferrous Metal Group Co, Ltd, a major Chinese producer of non-ferrous metals.