Nine killed in coal mine explosion
By Agencies | China Daily | Updated: 2017-02-15 07:33
Nine people were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in Central China's Hunan province on Tuesday.
The blast occurred at 1:37 am at Zubao Coal Mine in Lianyuan city, authorities said.
A total of 29 people were working underground at the time of the explosion, 16 of whom managed to escape from the shaft, while another four were rescued.
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