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Coal mine collapse kills 21 workers in China

Accident happened on Saturday afternoon in northwest Shaanxi Province at Lijiagou coal mine

Ersin Çelik
10:57 - 13/01/2019 Sunday
Update: 10:59 - 13/01/2019 Sunday
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At least 21 miners were killed after a coal mine collapsed in northwest China, with two trapped miners found dead on Sunday morning.
At least 21 miners were killed after a coal mine collapsed in northwest China, with two trapped miners found dead on Sunday morning.

At least 21 miners were killed after a coal mine collapsed in northwest China, with two trapped miners found dead on Sunday morning.

The accident happened on Saturday afternoon in northwest Shaanxi Province at the Lijiagou coal mine, reported Xinhua News Agency.

A total of 87 people were working underground in the mine at the time of the accident, 66 of them were managed to be rescued after the accident.

An investigation were launched to find the cause of the accident.

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