Gas blast kills at least 73 miners in China

A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China today, killing at least 73 miners and trapping dozens in the still-burning shaft, an official said. It was the country’s deadliest coal mine accident in more than a year.

Gas blast kills at least 73 miners in China

A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China today, killing at least 73 miners and trapping dozens in the still-burning shaft, an official said. It was the country’s deadliest coal mine accident in more than a year.

China’s mines are the world’s most dangerous with more than 3,000 deaths a year in fires, floods and explosions.

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