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Albania continues rescue efforts for 3 trapped Chinese miners

Xinhua, February 7, 2017 Adjust font size:

Search and rescue efforts continued on Monday for the three Chinese miners trapped in a chromium mine in the northern Albanian town of Bulqiza.

The three Chinese miners went missing after a hydrogen gas explosion hit the chromium mine on Saturday.

Two professional Albanian rescue teams were sent in for the rescue mission. The Albanian government and the Chinese Embassy in Tirana dispatched a working group to the mine, respectively.

The Chinese embassy confirmed on Sunday that three Chinese miners were trapped and the other Chinese miner got injured in the accident.

Also on Sunday, Chinese Ambassador Jiang Yu met with Albanian Deputy Prime Minister Niko Peleshi over the accident and rescue operation. Endit