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E China coal mine collapse traps three workers
Updated: 2011-08-21 19:54
(Xinhua)
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MixxNANCHANG - Three maintenance workers remain trapped inside a coal mine in East China's Jiangxi Province after a tunnel collapsed Saturday night, local authorities said Sunday.
The accident happened at about 7:20 pm at a coal mine in the township of Nanyi in Ruichang City, according to the rescue command headquarters.
The rescue effort was still under way as of 6:30 pm Sunday.
The coal mine was operating legally with all required credentials, according to the government of Ruichang.
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