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Death toll in Henan colliery blast rises to 42
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-09 11:21 PINGDINGSHAN, Henan: The death toll from a coal mine gas explosion in central China's Henan Province Tuesday rose to 42 with 37 still trapped underground, the local safety watchdog said Wednesday morning.
The deadly gas blast took place around 1 a.m. Tuesday in the Xinhua No. 4 pit in Xinhua District of Pingdingshan City, said a spokesman with the Henan Provincial Bureau of Work Safety.
The accident has aroused the attention of top leadership, including President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang arrived in Pingdingshan with a government delegation at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday. Qi Tongyan, deputy head of Xinhua District of Pingdingshan City, and Zhang Xizhi, a coal industry administration official of the city, were dismissed from their posts Tuesday afternoon, about 10 hours after the deadly gas blast.
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