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Associated Press

Thirteen people have been found dead after a gas explosion in a coal mine in southwestern China and the status is unknown of 20 others still trapped, Chinese state media said on Tuesday.
Rescuers worked through the night at the privately owned Jinshangou mine in the Chongqing region where the explosion occurred before noon on Monday, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Two miners escaped earlier.
‘Illegal’ coal mining cause of deadly explosion killed 19 in northern China
Xinhua previously reported 15 deaths in the explosion, but said Chongqing deputy mayor Ma Huaping lowered the death toll in a press briefing early on Tuesday.


Ma said only 13 bodies had been found so far. Local officials did not answer phone calls from and a person who answered the phone at the mine hung up when asked about the blast.
“We are still working all-out to search for the 20 missing miners, and will exert our utmost as long as there’s still a ray of hope,” Ma said, according to Xinhua.
Cold wind blows through China’s ailing coal industry amid job cuts and plummeting prices
Xinhua reported that the 400 workers trying to rescue more miners were being hindered by debris blocking some of the mine’s passageways.
Gas explosions inside mines are often caused when a flame or electrical spark ignites gas leaking from the coal seam. Ventilation systems are supposed to prevent gas from becoming trapped.

The State Administration of Work Safety ordered an investigation into the blast, “adding that those responsible must be strictly punished”.
Local officials in Chongqing also ordered the temporary shutdown of coal mines producing less than 90,000 tonnes a year, Xinhua said.
Decline and fall: the broken dreams of a Chinese coal-mining city struggling to address industrial overcapacity
China’s mining industry has long been among the world’s deadliest. The head of China’s State Administration of Work Safety said earlier this year that struggling coal mines might be likely to overlook maintenance.
China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal but has announced plans to shutter more than 1,000 outdated mines, as part of a broader plan to cut down on overproduction.


13 killed, 20 missing after coal mine blast in southwestern China

Rescuers work at the Jinshangou Coal Mine in Chongqing, southwestern China. Photo: Xinhua

(161031) -- CHONGQING, Oct. 31, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at Jinshangou Coal Mine in Laisu Town of Yongchuan District in Chongqing, southwest China, Oct. 31, 2016. 33 miners were trapped underground after a gas explosion which occurred at 11:30 a.m. at the coal mine when 35 miners were working in the shaft. Two were hoisted to safety. Rescuers are searching for those trapped underground. (Xinhua) (wyl)

(161031) -- CHONGQING, Oct. 31, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A rescue worker is interviewed at Jinshangou Coal Mine in Laisu Town of Yongchuan District in Chongqing, southwest China, Oct. 31, 2016. Fifteen miners have been confirmed dead among 33 trapped miners after a gas explosion at the coal mine. (Xinhua/Tang Yi) (wyl)

(161031) -- CHONGQING, Oct. 31, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at Jinshangou Coal Mine in Laisu Town of Yongchuan District in Chongqing, southwest China, Oct. 31, 2016. Fifteen miners have been confirmed dead among 33 trapped miners after a gas explosion at the coal mine. (Xinhua/Tang Yi) (wyl)

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Explosion at privately owned mine in Chongqing occurred before noon on Monday


13 killed, 20 missing after coal mine blast in southwestern China

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Explosion at privately owned mine in Chongqing occurred before noon on Monday