4 killed, 9 missing in Guizhou mine accident
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Updated: 2018-08-07 20:32
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GUIYANG -- Four people were killed and nine others remain missing in a coal mine accident in Southwest China's Guizhou province, local authorities said Tuesday.
The coal and gas explosion occurred around 9:10 pm Monday in Zimujia coal mine in Panzhou City.
The emergency rescue headquarters said the gas density in the mine had been lowered to less than 1 percent from the peak of nearly 40 percent. More than 60 rescuers are searching for the missing underground.
The mine belongs to Zhongrong International Trust Co Ltd., with a designed production capacity of 300,000 tonnes a year. Its safety license expires in September 2019.
A citywide safety check has been launched in all coal mines.
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