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Coal mine blast kills 8 in Hebei
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-03-24 11:06 Eight miners were killed and five others injured
in a gas blast that occurred in a coal mine in North China's Hebei Province on
Monday, government sources confirmed on Friday.
Initial investigations show that owner of the individual-run coal mine tried
to cover up the accident, according to the Hebei Provincial Workplace Safety
Supervision and Management Administration.
The administration did not disclose other details such as how many workers
were working underground when the accident took place at the No. 2 Coal Mine of
Huzhuang village, Zhulu county.
Rescue work and investigation into the cause of the accident is still under
way.
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