In China, eight people have been arrested in connection with a coal mine fire that has trapped 28 miners for more than two weeks in the eastern Shandong Province. Local authorities on Saturday said the arrested included the Head of the mine and the deputy head. A total of 91 people were working underground in the Fangbei Coal Mine in the province's city of Zaozhuang on July 6 when an air compression device located in a parking lot 255 meters underground caught fire. Sixty-three people managed to escape, while the other 28 remain trapped. Efforts to rescue the miners are still underway, with more than 1,000 rescue workers mobilized. However, there has been no confirmation from local authorities on whether the trapped workers are still alive. According to rescuers, high temperatures and dense concentrations of carbon monoxide have impeded the efforts.