42 die in coal mine explosion

Beijing - Forty two people have died and six are missing after a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China last week, an…

Beijing - Forty two people have died and six are missing after a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China last week, an official investigating the blast said yesterday. The explosion rocked the privately-owned Tianlong mine in Hejin city, Shanxi province on December 3rd, said the official, who declined to be identified.

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