8 dead, 3 missing after central China coal mine blast

BEIJING - Eight people are dead and three missing after an explosion inside a coal mine in central China.The blast occurred at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Zoubao mine in Hunan province. Eighteen people escaped, according to a Tuesday statement from China's national safety regulator, the State Administration of Work Safety.The administration did not immediately identify the cause of the blast, but said the site was considered a "high gas mine." Gas explosions inside mines are often caused when