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.

• 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)