1 | He works at (or down) the pit. | |
2 | But we owe it to the men underground that in undertaking the rescue we do so in a way that doesn't endanger their lives any further. | |
3 | "At that time, power supply underground was cut off and we had to walk, " Xue said. | |
4 | He sat by the window ruminating on recent underground accidents. | |
5 | Union officials say that since 2008 at least five miners have died at the mine's underground sections due to accidents, the latest being last month. |