5 fatally electrocuted in SW China mine

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Five people were killed and three others injured on Wednesday after an electric shock in a coal mine in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said.

The accident occurred around 6 p.m. above ground at Yangliutian coal mine in Caiguan Township of Anshun City, a statement from Guizhou provincial government said.

The injured people have been sent to receive treatment at hospital.

Further verification into the accident is under way, according to the statement.

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