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28 miners killed in accident in northern China

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Chinese government officials say 28 miners have died after an electrical cable caught fire inside a coal shaft.

 

An official with the State Administration of Work Safety says the accident happened Saturday evening at the privately owned Xiaonangou coal mine in Sangshuping town in northern Shaanxi Province. He declined to give his name as is customary with Chinese officials. (AP)

 

 

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