13 Dead, 20 Still Trapped After Gas Explosion in Chinese Coal Mine

It was reported that 15 had been killed but only 13 bodies have been recovered so far.

Rescuers worked through the night at the privately owned Jinshangou mine where the explosion occurred before noon on Monday. (Photo: AP)

• Thirteen people have been found dead after a gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine and the status of 20 others still trapped is unknown, 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 Monday, Xinhua News Agency reported. Two miners escaped earlier.
• Xinhua previously reported 15 deaths in the explosion, but said Chongqing deputy mayor Ma Huaping lowered the death toll in a press briefing early Tuesday, saying only 13 bodies had been found so far.

(With inputs from AP)