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At least 9 killed, 11 trapped in Chinese coal mine accident

NDTV | September 27, 2016 | 8:46 pm Energy Asia China Coal

Hope fades for 19 trapped coal miners in China

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At least nine people were killed and 11 more are trapped after an accident Tuesday in a China coal mine, state media reported, the latest disaster in the country’s notoriously dangerous mines. A gas explosion ripped through the colliery in the northern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Tuesday morning, China Central Television reported on its verified Weibo social media account.