At Least 33 Miners Die in Explosion
From Times Wire Reports
An explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 33 miners and leaving nine missing, the official New China News Agency said.
China’s coal mines are the world’s deadliest. Last year, more than 5,000 workers were killed in accidents.
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