Coal mine fire kills 12 in China
By IANSFriday, January 8, 2010
BEIJING - Twelve coal mine worker were charred to death in a fire in China’s Jiangxi province, authorities said Saturday.
The accident occurred Friday at the Miaoshang coal mine, a Xinhua report said.
“An initial investigation indicates the fire was caused by short circuit of underground cables,” an official said.
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