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Coal mine explosion kills 12 in NE. China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-05-14 14:42
A total of 12 miners were killed in a coal mine explosion in northeast
China's Heilongjiang Province Thursday night, officials said Friday.
The blast occurred at 11 p.m. Thursday at the second mining area of Xinxing
Coal Mine in Qitaihe City, when 50 people were working at the scene.
Thirty-eight miners were rescued and 12 bodies were found, according to the
provincial administration of coal mine safety supervision.
The cause of the accident is investigated.
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