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Seven confirmed dead in southwest China mine gas blast
GUIYANG, Dec 1, 2019 (BSS/XINHUA) – Seven of the eight miners trapped in a
coal and gas blast in southwest China’s Guizhou Province Monday were
confirmed dead, as rescuers retrieved the last body on Sunday.
Only one miner came out alive after the accident happened in the Sanjia
coal mine in the city of Bijie.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation
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