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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