CHINA COAL MINE

A fire in a coal mine in central China killed at least 25 workers, and search efforts continued for
at least three others trapped underground.
Underground cables caught fire Tuesday afternoon at the Lisheng coal mine in Xiangtan city in
Hunan province.
The Xinhua News Agency said,More than 70 workers were underground when the fire started
and 43 managed to escape. Rescue workers were searching for the remaining miners, who were
thought to be another mining platform at least 2,000 feet underground. The fire was extinguished
and the ventilation system was restored Tuesday, so there was a chance that they were still alive.
GROWING NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SMOKING
A survey has found about 13 percent of first-time smokers in the country are junior high school
students. It also revealed 89 percent of young female employees were smokers. The survey was
conducted in five major cities across the country, including Surakarta in Central Java.
Muhammad Syahril Mansyur, the Surakarta Health Agencys respiratory illness division, said
that the finding of the survey showed an alarming growth rate of Indonesian smokers. "This
situation is a cause for concern, he said. It appears the countrys younger generation is
uneducated about the health risks of smoking.
The Indonesian anti-tobacco campaign has reportedly been deemed as ineffective as the
government refuses to sign the international convention on tobacco control. It said that cigarette
producers contributed to a large amount to state revenue and gave jobs to thousands of workers.
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