23 Chinese coal miners killed in two blasts

Explosions tore through two Chinese coal mines hundred of miles apart, killing 23 workers, the government said today.

23 Chinese coal miners killed in two blasts
Mon, 13 Mar, 2006 - 08:30

Explosions tore through two Chinese coal mines hundred of miles apart, killing 23 workers, the government said today.

A blast in Rong Sheng Coal Mine in Jiudonggou, a village in Inner Mongolia, occurred at 4am (8pm Irish time Sunday) and trapped the 33 miners working in the pit, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

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