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4 dead in coal mine accident in north China
TAIYUAN, March 26, 2021 (BSS/Xinhua) – The four workers trapped in a coal
mine shaft following a coal and gas outburst accident on Thursday in north
China’s Shanxi Province were confirmed dead, rescuers said Friday.
Their bodies were all retrieved as of 10:35 a.m. Friday, and the rescue
work has completed, according to the rescue headquarters of the accident.
The accident happened at 3:51 a.m. Thursday, when 12 workers were digging a
tunnel underground for a colliery company in Zuoquan County under Huayang New
Material Technology Group Co., Ltd. Among them, eight were lifted from
underground.
Further investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
BSS/Xinhua/MSY/1152 hrs