9 killed in China coal mine accident

PTI Updated - March 12, 2018 at 03:50 PM.

Nine people were killed and one person remains missing after a coal mine was inundated with water in China’s eastern Shandong province.

The coal mine in Zhangqiu city was flooded with water two days ago, state-run Xinhua news agency said today.

Rescuers have been sent to the spot and the colliery owner and others involved in the incident have been detained.

Published on May 25, 2013 09:10