BEIJING (Reuters) - Safety crews in China’s Liaoning province rescued almost two dozen people who were trapped after a blast at an iron ore mining project, state media said on Wednesday, the latest deadly incident in one of the world’s top mining nations. The explosion at the site, which is under construction, killed 11 people and injured nine on Tuesday morning, according to online reports by the People’s Daily and CCTV.
An explosion at an iron ore mine in Benxi, Liaoning, kills 11 people, 23 others were rescued from the site, while 2 more remain trapped.