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22 dead, 60 missing in Xinjiang mine blast
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-07-11 09:50
Twenty-two miners were killed and 60 others were missing after a gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in Fukang, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Monday.
Five miners were rescued, according to a Xinhua report.
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Chinese rescuers are ready to enter a coal mine pit in the city of Fukang, Northwest China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region July 11, 2005.[Xinhua]
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Eighty-seven miners were working undergound when the accident occured at 2:30 in the morning, the State Administration of Work Safety said on its website.
Local leaders have rushed to the mine to organize rescue work. And rescue operation is underway.
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