Coal Mine Blast Kills 24 in Northern China

山西矿井瓦斯爆炸24人丧生

Chinese state media say a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed 24 miners, just one day after two other mining accidents killed 53. The Xinhua news agency says the latest mine blast happened Sunday evening in the city of Linfen in Shanxi province.

Investigators say gas accumulated during a power outage that shut down the mine's ventilation system. All 24 miners underground at the time of the blast were killed. Their bodies have been recovered. Chinese police have detained the mine's owner, but the general manager is still at large.

中国国家媒体报导，中国北部地区一所煤矿发生瓦斯爆炸，造成24名矿工丧生。一天前，中国的另外两起矿井事故造成53人丧生。新华社 报导说，最新一起煤矿爆炸事故星期天晚上发生在山西省临汾市。

调查人员说，由于断电，矿井内的通风设备停止运行，矿井内瓦斯积聚。当时在井下的24名矿工全部丧生。他们的遗体已经找到。中国警方拘留了矿主。但是，总经理依然在逃。