LUJIANG, Anhui, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Two miners who had been trapped
underground following an iron ore mine cave-in in east China's Anhui province on
Monday were rescued on Wednesday night.
The two miners had been trapped for over 50 hours in the collapsed mine,
when they were carried out by rescuers from a working area 80 meters underground
at about 10:00 p.m. Wednesday.
"Both of them were clear-headed and not seriously injured," said a doctor
with the rescue staff.
The collapse occurred at around 5 p.m. Monday in the Longtanchong mine in
Longqiao Town, Lujiang County, when 21 miners were underground. A total of 16
miners escaped safely. Rescuers found bodies of three miners from the debris.
The mine with an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons became
privatized in 2002. The mine owner surnamed Liu has been under police detention
for investigation of the accident.