12 die in China railway tunnel blast
Wednesday - May 3, 2017 10:40 am ,
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12 die in China railway tunnel blast
Beijing May 3 (IANS) At least 12 persons were killed and 12 more injured in a railway tunnel blast in China s Guizhou province police said on Wednesday.
A 14-hour operation in the gas-filled tunnel failed to rescue the trapped workers after the blast ripped through the tunnel under construction in Dafang county Xinhua news agency reported.
More than 2 000 rescuers and medical workers braved high carbon monoxide density and dust to search for them.
An investigation is underway. A gas explosion is suspected as the Qishanyan Tunnel under construction is designed to pass through a coal seam.
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