Coal mine blast probe nears completion

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Coal mine blast probe nears completion

A State Council team investigating an explosion that killed 37 miners in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province is expected to announce its conclusions soon, says a local government source.

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A State Council team investigating an explosion that killed 37 miners in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province is expected to announce its conclusions soon, says a local government source.

Members of the team have gathered abundant information in connection with the blast that occurred about 300 meters below theground at 6:10 a.m. on Feb. 23 at Baixing coal mine in Jixi, in Heilongjiang Province.

Wang Shijun, the owner of the mine, and three other senior mineofficials have been detained on charges of dereliction of duty.

Source: Xinhua

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