The death toll in China's worst mine accident in nearly three years rose to 43 on Saturday, with three miners still trapped underground.
State media said Saturday that the three had slim chances of survival because they were believed to be located at the centre of the explosion that shook the Xiaojiawan coal mine on Wednesday afternoon in coal-rich Panzhihua city in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
Police detained the mine owners, and the Sichuan government launched a province-wide safety check on all coal mines and pledged to shut down those with safety hazards.
There were 154 miners working at the mine when the explosion occurred, and 108 survivors have been pulled to the surface.
It is China's deadliest mine accident since November 2009, when 108 people were killed in an explosion in a mine in Heilongjiang province.
The official Xinhua News Agency said the rescue work was dangerous due to high temperatures in the mine and dense carbon monoxide that meant only mask-wearing paramedics were able to enter the shaft.
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