8 confirmed dead in coal mine accident in China
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Updated: 2020-11-11 11:02
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XI'AN -- Eight miners were confirmed dead following a coal mine accident last week in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, rescuers said Wednesday.
Rescue work finished by 11:45 pm Tuesday as the last four bodies were retrieved and pulled out of a coal mine shaft operated by the Qiaoziliang Coal Industry Co. Ltd. in Tongchuan City, according to the rescue headquarters on the site.
A total of 42 miners were working in the mine when the accident took place at 1:15 pm on Nov 4, and among them, 34 workers were lifted out safely.
Experts are still working to find out the details and the cause of the accident.
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