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| Wednesday, 16 February 2005 |
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Coal mine blast death toll rises to 203 SHENYANG, Tuesday (Xinhua) - At least 203 miners were killed, 22 injured and 13 trapped in a coal mine gas explosion Monday afternoon in Fuxin, a city in northeast China's Liaoning Province. Zhang Yunfu, vice general manager of the Fuxin coal industry group said the work operation was normal Monday morning, and a coal mine quake took place at 2:50 p.m. at the No.3316 working face of Sunjiawan colliery of the Fuxin coal industry group. The gas blast occurred at about 3:00 p.m. about 242 meters underground. Rescue operation began immediately and further investigation is underway. Officials from the provincial government, Fuxin and other relevant departments have rushed to the mine. |
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