Two coal mine workers take a break at the accident site where a gas explosion happened at the Yangjiagou coal mine in Hutubi County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 13, 2013. The explosion occurred at 1:26 a.m. when 34 miners were working underground. Twelve workers managed to escape themselves. Among the trapped twenty two workers, twenty one were confirmed dead, said the region's emergency response office. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge) |