Rescuers near site where 11 coal miners trapped
Time:2019-11-21 09:16:05 Source:ChinaDaily.com
Rescuers are close to the site of an underground fire that is just 200 meters from the place where 11 workers are trapped in Jiaxiang county in Jining, Shandong province, according to a news conference held on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire began in the coal mine on Tuesday night.
Four rescue teams involving 144 professional rescuers are working on reaching the trapped workers. Meanwhile, the teams have also been ventilating the mine, working to reduce the temperature and putting out the fire, according to Wang Duanwu, head of the Shandong Bureau of Coal Mine Safety Supervision, who spoke at the news conference.