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8 trapped in NW China tunnel collapse

(Xinhua) Updated: 2012-11-23 14:43

XI'AN - Eight people were trapped after a tunnel collapsed on Friday morning in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, local authorities said.

The accident happened at about 10:20 am at a tunnel near the city of Baoji, said an official from the provincial fire control authority.

Rescuers are rushing to the site of the accident.

Further details were not yet available.

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