China coalmine blast death toll rises to 20

Taiyuan : The death toll in the coalmine gas explosion in north China's Shanxi province has risen to 20, reports said Sunday.

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Rescuers have recovered the bodies of five more miners who were trapped in Saturday's gas explosion.
The gas blast occurred at Pudeng coalmine in Kecheng town of Puxian county while 125 miners were working in the shaft.
The fate of 10 other miners is not known as rescue efforts continue, according to rescue headquarters.
While 95 miners escaped, 30 were trapped underground, Provincial Bureau of Work Safety said Sunday.
Bureau sources said the coalmine had been earlier ordered to suspend production but mine operators resumed production without a permit.