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BEIJING (AP) — At least 82 people have died following a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province, state media reported Saturday, after dozens were initially reported trapped underground. According to the official Xinhua news agency, the accident occurred Friday evening at the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi city, leaving 247 workers trapped underground. The agency initially reported early Saturday eight people were killed and 38 were trapped underground. The cause of the cola mine gas explosion was under investigation, Xinhua reported, and rescue work is pressing on. READ: Naga, Cebu: Police probe coal mine accident […]... Keep on reading: Coal mine gas explosion in China kills 82 people, leaves 247 trapped
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