Nine killed, 10 injured in coal mine accident in China


PTI | Beijing | Updated: 10-06-2019 05:45 IST | Created: 10-06-2019 05:42 IST
Nine killed, 10 injured in coal mine accident in China
The workers were trapped in a shaft after the tremor jolted the coal mine under the management of Jilin Longjiabao Mining Co in Jiutai city in Changchun New Area Sunday night, state-run China Daily reported Monday. Image Credit: IANS
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Nine people were killed and 10 others injured in a coal mine accident caused by a tremor in northeast China's Jilin province. The workers were trapped in a shaft after the tremor jolted the coal mine under the management of Jilin Longjiabao Mining Co in Jiutai city in Changchun New Area Sunday night, state-run China Daily reported Monday.

The injured were being treated at a local hospital. An investigation is underway, the report said.

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