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6 trapped in N China iron mine flood
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-15 08:37

SHIJIAZHUANG -- Six workers were trapped in a illegally-operated iron mine that flooded Tuesday in north China's Hebei Province, local authorities said.

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The accident occurred at 11 a.m. at an iron mine in Huzhuangzi Village, Zunhua City while eight miners were working underground. Two managed to escape.

The Zunhua municipal government received a tip-off about the flooding at 1 p.m. Zunhua is under the administration of Tangshan City, one of China's major producers of iron and steel.

Rescue work is ongoing.

The iron mine has no production license. The mine owner is under police investigation.