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Global Headlines 61 trapped, 14 missing in central China coal mine accident
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 12 Jan 2024, 12:10 pm Print
Coal mine accident Photo courtesy: UNI
Beijing: Sixty-one people are trapped and 14 are missing after an accident occurred Friday afternoon in a coal mine in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China's Henan Province, local authorities said.
The accident happened at around 2 p.m. in a coal mine in China, Pingmei Shenma in Henan.
A preliminary investigation showed it was caused by a coal and gas outburst in the outer section of an intake airway.
The local authorities have mounted a rescue operation. Further investigations into the accident are underway.
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