5 dead, 7 trapped after coal mine caving in central China

January 5, 2017, Thursday |

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AT least five people have been confirmed dead and seven others still trapped after a coal mine caving occurred Wednesday evening in Dengfeng City, central China's Henan Province.

The caving occurred at 9 pm Wednesday when workers of the Dengfeng-based Xingyu Coal Mining Co. Ltd. were expanding a pipe way in a colliery, causing gas outburst, according to local safety watchdog.

Among the five deaths, three were rescuers. The rescue work is continuing.

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5 dead, 7 trapped after coal mine caving in central China

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