Carbon monoxide kills four in NW China coal mine

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Carbon monoxide kills four in NW China coal mine

Four people died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a coal mine in northwest China's Gansu Province on Sunday, a provincial official in charge of coal mine safety said on Feb. 4.

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Four people died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a coal mine in northwest China's Gansu Province last Sunday, a provincial official in charge of coal mine safety said on Feb. 4.

The accident happened in Xiaoshankou, on the outskirts of this provincial capital. It was reported to the provincial administration of coal mine safety supervision early Wednesday.

The coal mine is a village-level one with legal certificates, the administration said.

Officials have gone to the scene for investigations.

Source: Xinhua

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