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| No survivors in India mine blast | No survivors in India mine blast |
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| Authorities in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand say that all 54 miners trapped after an explosion in a coal mine have died. | Authorities in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand say that all 54 miners trapped after an explosion in a coal mine have died. |
| Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of 19 miners who died after the blast at the Bhatdih coal mine on Wednesday. | Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of 19 miners who died after the blast at the Bhatdih coal mine on Wednesday. |
| Rescue work at the state-owned Bharat Coking Coal Limited mine has been hampered because of poisonous gases. | Rescue work at the state-owned Bharat Coking Coal Limited mine has been hampered because of poisonous gases. |
| Mining accidents are common in Jharkhand, which has India's largest coal deposits. | Mining accidents are common in Jharkhand, which has India's largest coal deposits. |
| Chaos | Chaos |
| The BBC's Salman Ravi in the Jharkhand state capital, Ranchi, says the rescue operation which began on Thursday night was marked by tension and chaos. | The BBC's Salman Ravi in the Jharkhand state capital, Ranchi, says the rescue operation which began on Thursday night was marked by tension and chaos. |
| Angry relatives of the trapped miners attacked coal company officials complaining of a delay in rescue operations. | Angry relatives of the trapped miners attacked coal company officials complaining of a delay in rescue operations. |
| A group of villagers then entered the mine forcibly and themselves retrieved the body of one of the miners, Manoj Mishra. | A group of villagers then entered the mine forcibly and themselves retrieved the body of one of the miners, Manoj Mishra. |
| They refused to release the body for a post-mortem, demanding immediate compensation. | They refused to release the body for a post-mortem, demanding immediate compensation. |
| The standoff was only resolved when company officials released the officially declared compensation of 300,000 rupees ($6700) and promised a job to a relative. | The standoff was only resolved when company officials released the officially declared compensation of 300,000 rupees ($6700) and promised a job to a relative. |
| Most of the bodies have been charred beyond recognition and many are being identified by the numbers on their helmet lamps. | Most of the bodies have been charred beyond recognition and many are being identified by the numbers on their helmet lamps. |
| On Wednesday evening, the 460m-deep (1,500-foot) mine in the western region of Jharia region was rocked by an explosion. | On Wednesday evening, the 460m-deep (1,500-foot) mine in the western region of Jharia region was rocked by an explosion. |
| Only five miners who were working at the upper levels of the mine managed to escape. | Only five miners who were working at the upper levels of the mine managed to escape. |
| "The explosion was so powerful that I was thrown off my feet and I saw a trolley loaded with coal get ripped apart and break up," said Nunu Lal, a miner who got out. | |
| Officials said the cause of the explosion is unclear. | Officials said the cause of the explosion is unclear. |
| Mine disasters are common in mineral-rich Jharkhand state, home to a host of old, state-owned coal mines. | Mine disasters are common in mineral-rich Jharkhand state, home to a host of old, state-owned coal mines. |
| There have been other accidents when the mines have simply caved in. | There have been other accidents when the mines have simply caved in. |
| The state's worst mine collapse occurred in 1975, when nearly 400 miners were killed. | The state's worst mine collapse occurred in 1975, when nearly 400 miners were killed. |