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9 killed, 9 trapped in China mine, tunnel accidents

Associated Press, Beijing | ByAssociated Press
Sep 14, 2017 01:41 PM IST

At least nine people have been killed and nine others trapped in mining and tunnel building accidents in China, state media reported Thursday.

At least nine people have been killed and nine others trapped in mining and tunnel building accidents in China, state media reported Thursday.

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers prepare to enter a coal mine in Shizuishan in northwestern China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016.(AP File Photo)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers prepare to enter a coal mine in Shizuishan in northwestern China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016.(AP File Photo)

Nine miners were killed in a gas explosion deep inside the shaft on Wednesday afternoon in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Eight others were rescued and taken to hospital.

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Separately, Xinhua says nine workers were trapped when a railway tunnel they were working on collapsed on Thursday morning in the southwestern province of Yunnan near the border with Laos.

China’s mines were long the world’s deadliest, although steady improvements in regulations, safety training and equipment have reduced the toll. China is the world’s biggest producer and consumer of coal and the buildup of unventilated methane gas inside mine shafts is the usual cause of explosions.

Accidents on construction sites remain common, sometimes caused by the cutting of corners in a rush to meet completion deadlines.

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