China News Service, Qinghai, August 15

　　Author Li Jiangning

　　"Many of my fellow workers are from my hometown, and now my best hope is that they can come back safely!" In the early morning of the 15th, it has been nearly 14 hours since the "8·14" roof fall accident occurred in Qinghai. The reporter saw this in the dormitory of the mining area. When Ma Wenfu, the witness of the accident, his eyes were bloodshot and he kept rubbing his hands.

　　At 12:10 on August 14, 2021, a roof fall accident occurred in the 3690 fully mechanized mining face of Qaidar Coal Mine 301, Xihai Coal Development Co., Ltd., in the hot water area of ​​Gangcha County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province.

Up to now, 2 people have been rescued, of which 1 person was killed, 1 person is not in danger of life, and 19 people are still trapped.

　　"Yesterday at 5:30 in the morning, a total of 11 people in our class and I went down the well. We are mainly responsible for the daily clean-up work." Ma Wenfu told reporters, "Normally, we will leave work at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. But who knows, it's noon. At that time, I heard a loud noise, the sound of collapse, scared me to rush to the exit."

The picture shows Ma Wenfu, who had just survived the disaster.

Photo by Hu Youjun

　　Ma Wenfu recalled that he ran a distance of about 200 meters in the direction of the exit, and he was accompanied by workers who were in charge of transportation on the periphery.

"At that time, I wanted to see how the workers in our class were doing. I turned around and ran back, but the mud had blocked the way back. I only saw a worker lying there with his head and upper body. It was covered by mud and sand. I dug him out together with the workers in the transportation squad and found that he was no longer breathing, so I carried him on the conveyor belt and transported him out.” As he spoke, Ma Wenfu had tears in his eyes.

　　"There are still 19 workers trapped underground. They are all brothers who work with me. Some of the workers are still young, only in their 20s. I really hope that they will be safe." Ma Wenfu said.

　　"I have two children. I haven't called my family to talk about this, so I don't want them to worry about it." Ma Wenfu, who had just survived the rest of his life, chose to settle this heavy heart by himself.

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