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3 killed, 7 trapped after west China coal mine collapses

(Xinhua)    15:38, April 04, 2016

URUMQI, April 4 -- Three people were killed, one person was injured and seven more were trapped after a coal mine collapsed Sunday afternoon in west China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said Monday.

A total of 19 people were working in the mine when part of the coal mine collapsed at around 2:50 p.m. in Shache County, the regional coal mine safety inspection authorities said.

Eight people managed to escape. Bodies of the killed have been retrieved. Rescue work is underway, it added.

(For the latest China news, Please follow People's Daily on Twitter and Facebook)(Editor:Yuan Can,Bianji)

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