China Mine Explosion
Coal miners labor at a tunnel during search and rescue operations near the Xinxing coal mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang province, China, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. The coal mine that exploded in northern China, killing over a hundred, had too many workers underground in an effort to increase output, a government official said Monday, exposing the risks often taken to meet the country’s insatiable energy demands.








