Eight people dead in China coal mine blast

Eight people dead in China coal mine blast

Press Trust of India

Beijing, March 24, 2006

Eight miners were killed and five others injured when a blast ripped through a coal mine in North China’s Hebei Province, the local government said on Friday.

Initial investigations show that owner of the private-run coal mine tried to cover up the accident that took place on Monday, according to the Hebei Provincial Workplace Safety Supervision and Management Administration.

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