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DEATH TOLL-CHINA COAL
Death toll rises to 16 in southwest China coal, gas outburst
GUIYANG, Dec 18, 2019 (BSS/Xinhua) -Sixteen miners were killed after a coal and gas outburst happened at a coal mine in southwest China’s Guizhou Province early Tuesday, local authorities said on Wednesday.
The accident happened at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at Guanglong Coal Mine in Anlong County, when 23 workers were working underground. Seven workers have been lifted to safety.
Rescue work has ended and investigation is underway.
BSS/XINHUA/AU/09:05 hrs