Coal mine fire kills 12 in China

By IANS
Friday, 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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