Rescue workers found nine people, including four who died, in the rubble of a collapsed coal mine in Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, according to local authorities. (Photo/CCTV news)
Rescue workers found nine people, including four who died, in the rubble of a collapsed coal mine in Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, according to local authorities.
The five survivors have been hospitalized and are being treated for injuries, with two in ICU and four in a surgical ward. Their vital signs have been reported as stable.
The accident happened at around 1 pm on Wednesday. Local authorities said rescue workers were quickly organized to search for survivors upon news of the collapse.
By Thursday morning, 300 fire and rescue workers, 60 fire engines and six rescue dogs had arrived at the scene, according to Inner Mongolia Fire and Rescue.
The four bodies and five injured were recovered by 12:40 am. Local authorities said 51 people were trapped at the site as of early Thursday morning.
They said the site used to be an underground coal mine and was converted into an open-pit mine in 2012. Its production resumed in April 2021 after a three-year suspension.
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