21 dead, one trapped in NE China coal mine blast
Xinhua | Updated: 2016-12-03 09:38
HARBIN - Twenty-one people had been confirmed dead and one was still trapped as of Friday night after a coal mine blast in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Tuesday, according to provincial authorities.
The explosion occurred at a private coal mine in Qitaihe City around 9 pm Tuesday, trapping 22 workers underground.
Rescue is underway.
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