All seven miners who were trapped in a coalmine when it caved-in
in northeast China's Liaoning
Province on February 18 were rescued early on Tuesday.
They were immediately admitted to a local hospital for medical
examination, an official in charge of the rescue operation told
Xinhua.
The Aiyou Coal Mine, affiliated to Fuxin Mining Group Co. Ltd in
Liaoning Province, caved-in at about 7:45?PM on February 18,
trapping seven miners who were working underground at the time.
Rescuers dug a separate tunnel 29 meters long and installed it
with a conveyor belt to get to the miners. The miners were rescued
at about 3:50?AM on Tuesday.
Investigations into the cause of the accident are underway.
(Xinhua News Agency February 21, 2006)