AN EXPLOSION in a China coal mine has killed at least 17, state media has reported
The blast happened in northern China's Inner Mongolia region, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Many others remain trapped but details on the rescue mission and numbers left inside were not given.
The blast comes after 21 people died in a coal mine blast in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, on Friday.
At least 22 workers were trapped underground at the private coal mine in Qitaihe city.
The incidents raise further questions over action being taken to protect workers in a country with a poor record of industrial safety.
Coal accounts for almost two-thirds of China's energy consumption, but its mines are among the world's deadliest, due to lax enforcement of safety standards.
China has ordered all of the country's coal mines to conduct a safety overhaul in the past month, the deputy director of the country's work safety watchdog said on Friday.
A flurry of accidents have alarmed regulators over the past month as China ramps up coal production to meet winter demand.
Thirty-three people died in a gas explosion at a coal mine in the southwestern city of Chongqing on October 31.
The blast happened in northern China's Inner Mongolia region, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Many others remain trapped but details on the rescue mission and numbers left inside were not given.
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| Rescuers at a China coal mine - the country has been rocked by numerous blasts |
The blast comes after 21 people died in a coal mine blast in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, on Friday.
At least 22 workers were trapped underground at the private coal mine in Qitaihe city.
The incidents raise further questions over action being taken to protect workers in a country with a poor record of industrial safety.
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| Families have been rocked by explosions as many killed in unsafe mines |
Coal accounts for almost two-thirds of China's energy consumption, but its mines are among the world's deadliest, due to lax enforcement of safety standards.
China has ordered all of the country's coal mines to conduct a safety overhaul in the past month, the deputy director of the country's work safety watchdog said on Friday.
A flurry of accidents have alarmed regulators over the past month as China ramps up coal production to meet winter demand.
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| Coal miners in China have been killed in blasts as the country keeps bad health and safety record |
Thirty-three people died in a gas explosion at a coal mine in the southwestern city of Chongqing on October 31.
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