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Coal mine accident traps nine in northwest China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-05-11 12:57
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LANZHOU - A coal mine accident trapped nine people underground in northwest China's Gansu Province Tuesday, local authorities said.
The accident took place at about 8:30 a.m. at a shaft of the Jinhe Coal Mining Company in the suburbs of Lanzhou, the provincial capital, the Gansu Provincial Works Safety Administration said in a statement.
The administration said the accident was related to gas, but did not specify the nature of the accident.
No further details were provided.
Xinhua reporters are en route to the site.
