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6 miners dead after colliery cave in E China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-30 16:18

NANJING - Six people were dead Friday after a cave-in in a coal mine in East China's Jiangsu province, said local authorities.

The accident happened around 3:15 am when 18 miners were working underground in the Zhangshuanglou Coal Mine in Xuzhong city. Twelve of them were lifted from the shaft safely.