7 killed as heap of coal collapses at India mine
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An official says at least seven villagers were killed and five others injured when a heap of coal collapsed on them at a coal mine in eastern India.
Dikken Mehra, a spokesman for state-owned Mahanadi Coalfield Limited, says the villagers trespassed into the mine on Saturday to steal coal in order to sell it, a common occurrence at coal mines in India. Mehra says that about half a dozen villagers are feared to be trapped in the debris and that rescue work is continuing. (AP)
