Summary Death toll from a coal mine explosion in China has risen to ten on Tuesday.
BEIJING:-State media say the death toll from a coal mine explosion in southwestern China has risen to 10, with three workers still missing.
State-run China Central Television said rescuers were able to recover more bodies from the mine on Tuesday. The explosion occurred Friday at the state-owned Jinjia coal mine in Guizhou province s Liupanshui city, but high levels of gas hampered rescue efforts.
State media said four company officials have been ordered to resign.
China has the world s deadliest coal mine industry, with 1,973 miners killed in accidents in 2011.
Safety improvements have reduced deaths in recent years, but regulations are often ignored and accidents are still common.
