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Monday, May 26, 2008

5 killed in Chinese mine explosion

Five miners were killed and one was injured in a coal mine explosion in north China's Shanxi Province on Wednesday. The accident happened at about 6:50 p.m. at the mine in Yuxian County, Yangquan City, when 30 people were working underground, said a spokesman of the city government.

The mine, owned by Wanlong Mining Co. Ltd., was fully registered with a designed output of 150,000 tons annually.

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