50 gold miners trapped after fire

A FIRE at a gold mine in eastern China trapped at least 50 people underground, though 200 miners have been lifted to safety, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday.

Sat, 07 Aug, 2010 - 01:00

The fire broke out late in the afternoon at the mine near Yantai city in Shandong province.

It was not clear if there were any casualties, Xinhua added, citing a government spokesman, and gave no further details.

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