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43 trapped after mine blast
Created: 2008-6-13 16:51:30
Author:Lydia Chen
FOURTY-THREE miners are trapped undergroup after an explosion in a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi Province today.
The explosion occurred at about 11am today at a mine in Shanxi's Xiyi City when 58 miners were working underground, Xinhua news agency reported.
Fifteen miners escaped to safety after the explosion.
Rescue work is now under way.
The explosion occurred at about 11am today at a mine in Shanxi's Xiyi City when 58 miners were working underground, Xinhua news agency reported.
Fifteen miners escaped to safety after the explosion.
Rescue work is now under way.
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