Eight dead, dozens trapped in China coal mine explosion
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BEIJING: At least eight individuals have died and dozens are trapped underground after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, province
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Eight dead, dozens trapped in China coal mine explosion
BEIJING: At least eight individuals have died and dozens are trapped underground after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, province press documented on Saturday.
The explosion occurred at 7:29 pm (1129 GMT) on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi territory, according to province news bureau Xinhua .
A total of 247 labor were underground at the time, of whom 201 had been brought to the surface safely as of 6:00 am on Saturday, Xinhua stated.
Eight individuals have been verified dead, while 38 remain trapped underground, the bureau documented, citing local urgent condition management representatives.
Head Xi Jinping urged "all-out efforts" to treat the injured and called for thorough investigations into the event, Xinhua stated.
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