Beijing, Aug 11: In yet another deadly coal mine accident, 30 miners are trapped in a mine, in north China`s Shanxi province after a gas explosion ripped through the mine shaft early today, an official report said. According to the state administration of production safety, 31 miners were working in the Xing`ergou mine in the city of Datong where the blast occurred at around 6:40 am today (04:00 IST), and only one managed to escape. The explosion also affected the main pit, where 14 miners were injured. They are now being treated in hospital, Xinhua news agency reported.
Emergency workers are still doing their utmost to rescue the trapped miners and investigations are continuing into the cause of the gas explosion, the report said.

Shanxi is China`s top producer of coal and similar mine accidents are common there.
Last week, over 50 miners were killed in a string of mine accidents in China which were mostly caused by flooding.
Rescuers are still trying to save over 30 miners trapped underground in southwest China`s Chongqing and east China`s Shandong province.
Mine accidents claim thousands of lives every year in China. Authorities blame most accidents on lax safety standards in mines run by village and private entrepreneurs in remote regions. Bureau Report