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China coal mine accident kills 15, injures 3Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2012 Fifteen miners died and another three were injured when a tramcar derailed in a coal mine in central China, authorities said Thursday, in the latest accident to hit the dangerous industry. The incident happened at a pit near Leiyang city in Hunan province in the early hours of Thursday morning, China's work safety administration said in a statement. Local officials told AFP that rescue efforts were still under way. Accidents are common in China's vast coal mining sector where work safety is ... read more |
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45 saved in major Chinese mine rescue: state media Forty-five miners trapped underground after a rock blast in a Chinese coal mine were brought to the surface Saturday in a rare successful rescue, CCTV state television reported. ... more | .. |
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