BEIJING, Feb. 15(Xinhuanet)-- Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday asked local governments to spare no effort to save miners trapped in a coal mine by a gas explosion Monday in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier Huang Ju also instructed local officials to rescue the victims, find out the cause of the accident and deal with the aftermath.

The blast occurred at 3:49 p.m. in the Sunjiawan colliery, located in Fuxin, and killed 203 miners, leaving 22 others injured and 13 missing.

A work team led by State Councilor Hua Jianmin arrived at the accident site Tuesday morning. Hua and his team will try their best to find the missing, treat the injured, prepare compensationsfor the families of the victims.