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Up to 21 miners believed to have been killed in coal mine explosion

In China, up to 21 workers may have been killed after an explosion in a coal mine in central Henan Province.

Officials say the accident happened when the temperature inside the mine rose beyond safety levels, triggering a gas explosion.

There were 33 miners inside at the time.

Accidents in Chinese mines are common with more than five-thousand miners killed in the first 11 months of 2001.

However, independent experts believe the toll is probably as high as 10-thousand a year.

30/03/2002 22:10:23 | ABC Radio Australia News

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