Another two people are considered missing. Search and rescue operations are continuing.
READ MORE: Explosion Hits Mine in China: 11 Killed, 9 Injured — Reports
On Tuesday, at least 11 people were reportedly killed and over 20 blocked inside the mine in Liaoning province after a truck carrying explosives detonated near its entrance.
#Beijing Twenty-three workers have been rescued out of an iron-ore mine in China's northeast Liaoning Province, which claimed eleven lives and wounded nine others, the officials confirmed on Wednesday.
— Radio News Srinagar (@radionews_sgr) 6 июня 2018 г.
Eleven dead and 25 trapped after an iron-ore mine exploded in China https://t.co/AWDhMpQf8Z pic.twitter.com/mZuAvWTcYF
— Zesty China News (@zesty_china) 5 июня 2018 г.
According to reports, the explosion damaged the mine shaft that was more than 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) deep.
Earlier, in May, a blast at a coal mine in China's Hunan province killed 2 workers and another three are missing, the Hunan coal mine safety regulation bureau said.