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3 die in iron mine cave-in in East China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-12 18:50

HEFEI - A cave-in in an unfinished iron mine killed three construction workers in East China's Anhui province late Friday, local authorities announced Saturday.

The accident occurred at 9:30 pm Friday in Lilou Iron Mine run by Anhui Kaifa Mining Co in Huoqiu county when eight workers were digging the ventilation shaft, the county's publicity department said in a statement.

Five workers escaped to safety, but three buried were found dead at about 8:20 am Saturday, it said.

The mine has been shut down in wake of the accident.

Local work safety officials are investigating the cause of the accident.