Search Continues for 25 Trapped Miners; 2 Rescued

Rescuers continue searching for 25 workers who became trapped following a gas explosion in a coal mine in eastern China. Officials quoted by the official Xinhua news agency said two bodies were pulled early Wednesday from deep within the partially collapsed mine. Authorities still do not know what led to the Tuesday explosion at the Dongfang Coal Mine, which is located in eastern Anhui province. A local emergency official said the privately owned mine was operating against orders to...

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