March 24, 2016 11:49 am | Updated October 18, 2016 03:04 pm IST - Beijing
At least 19 workers have been killed in a coal mine accident in north China’s Shanxi Province, official media reported today.
The accident occurred at around 10:10 PM last night in the mine of Shanxi Datong Coal Mine Group, sources were quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency.
State-run CCTV said there were 129 people underground when the accident happened but the others reached safety.
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