Dozens more miners rescued from China mine; 8 dead
(CNN) -- Rescuers pulled out the last 45 workers trapped following a mine explosion that killed eight <a href="http://hospital.99mr.com/shanghaichengshinvziyiyua"><strong>城市女*医 院</strong></a> others in central China, state media reported Saturday. Seventy-five miners were working in the shaft at the time of the blast Thursday night, according to the Xinhua news agency. A total of 67 miners <a href="http://hospital.99mr.com/jinanmingrenyiyuan/"><strong>明仁医院</strong></a> were rescued. The mine in Sanmenxia city belongs to a state-owned coal company in Henan province. China, a large producer and consumer of coal, has one of the world's deadliest records for miners. News of the injury and deaths <a href="http://hospital.99mr.com/suzhoushiliyiyuan/"><strong>苏州市立医院</strong></a> of miners appear regularly in state media, with safety conditions, a lack of training and the flouting of laws contributing to the high number of deaths. One of China's most dangerous year on <a href="http://inbookmark.com/mybookmark.php"><strong>第一附属医院</strong></a> record was 2002, with 6,995 deaths.
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