At least 15 workers were killed and 18 remained trapped after an explosion rocked a coal mine near China’s Chongqing city on Monday, in the latest mine accident to hit the world’s top coal producing nation.
A total of 35 miners were working underground at the privately-owned Jinshangou Coal Mine in laisu Town, Yongchuan District, when an explosion shook the mine.
Fifteen workers were killed in the accident while two miners managed to escape. Eighteen others remain unaccounted for, Chongqing municipal coal mine safety inspection bureau said.