7 dead in N China coal mine blast
(Xinhua) Updated: 2013-01-07 22:43TAIYUAN - Seven workers died in a gas explosion in a coal mine in North China's Shanxi province, work safety authorities said Monday.
A total of 17 people were working in the Sijiazhuang Coal Mine in Xiyang county when the blast occurred at around 3 pm Monday, according to the provincial coal mine safety administration.
Seven died at the scene, and another ten workers escaped unharmed, it added.
The mine has a designed capacity of 5 million tonnes.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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