On Saturday, Eighteen miners died after a carbon monoxide leak at a coal mine in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Twenty-four were trapped underground at the Diaoshuidong coal mine, the agency said, adding that one survivor had been rescued while search efforts continue.
As of Saturday morning, one survivor and 18 victims had been found, CCTV reported, citing the local emergency rescue command headquarters.
According to the CCTV reports, The accident occurred while workers were dismantling underground mining equipment. The mine had been closed for the previous two months.
