Coal Mine Blast Kills 23 in Northeast China
September 4, 2008
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)
[Xinhua: "1st Ld: Mine Explosion Kills 23 in Northeast China"]
SHENYANG, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) – Twenty-three people were killed on Thursday morning in a gas explosion at a coal mine in Fuxin, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, according to local authorities.
Rescuers are searching for four other miners who were trapped in the mine in Qinghemen district of Fuxin.
The explosion took place at around 9 a.m., sources said.
Originally published by Xinhua news agency, Beijing, in English 0730 4 Sep 08.
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