Across China: Shanxi
China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-25 07:59
Coalmine gas blast
Eleven people were injured and three are missing following a coalmine gas blast in North China's Shanxi province yesterday, local authorities said.
The blast occurred about 11:10 am at Xingguang Coal Mine Co Ltd in Heshun county as 16 miners were working underground, a county work safety supervision department official said.
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