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6 die in colliery collapse covere-up in N. China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-27 00:04
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TAIYUAN: Six miners have died in a coal mine shaft collapse in North China's Shanxi province three weeks ago, local authorities said Tuesday.
The accident occurred on January 5 in the Wanli pit of Taiyang Coal Mine owned by Lanhua Group, the Jincheng municipal government said in a statement.
The government launched an investigation into the cover-up on January 12 after it received a tip-off.
Police have arrested three coal pit managers, the engineer-in-chief, the mine worker captain, and also four work safety inspectors from Lanhua Group.
Investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.
