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Six miners dead in N. China colliery gas poisoning
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-10 13:36 HOHHOT -- Six miners died in hospital Tuesday morning after a gas poisoning at a colliery in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Monday evening, local authorities said. The accident happened at about 10:20 p.m. in Luxinju Coal Mine of Juneng Coal Mine Co. Ltd, Jungar Banner when six miners were poisoned by unknown gas, a banner government official said. The first miner was rescued at 5:25 a.m. and the rest of them were pulled out of the pit at 6:15 a.m.. They were rushed to the hospital but died later, he said. Luxinju Coal Mine is a licensed, private mine with a reserve of 19.87 million tonnes. The cause of the accident is under investigation. |
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