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  Coal mine accident kills 7, traps 20 in Hunan   (Xinhua)  Updated: 2005-06-08 17:24  
 Seven miners were choked to death by leaking gas in a coal mine in central 
China's Hunan Province ataround 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the Hunan 
provincial coal mine safety administration. 
 The seven victims were working underground when a large amount of poisonous 
gas suddenly filled the pit at the Zijiang Coal Mine in the city of Loudi 
Wednesday morning. 
 The specific number of miners working in the shaft when the accident occurred 
is currently unavailable but it is thought that at least 20 are trapped inside, 
for reasons unknown.
 
   
  
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
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