Nineteen workers have been trapped after an explosion at a coal mine in China’s north-east Heilongjiang province.
Work safety authorities in Hegang city told Xinhua that when the blast occurred, 52 miners were working under the shaft.
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Authorities reported that 33 of 50 miners managed to escape.
Following the explosion, the fire continued to burn for almost an entire day.
Search-and-rescue efforts are still ongoing to find survivors.
The accident comes shortly after 21 people were killed in a coal mine fire in the same province in November 2015.
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By GlobalDataIt was reported that 38 people were working at the shaft’s bottom of the mine, which is operated by Heilongjiang Longmay Mining.
