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Death toll rises to seven in SW China coal mine blast

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Aug 02, 2019, at 06:05 pm

#China #ChinaoalMineAccident

Guiyang, Aug 2 (Xinhua/UNI) Seven people were killed in a coal mine blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said Friday.

As of 1610 hrs on Friday, the last trapped person was rescued from the mine and showed no signs of life. A total of seven people were killed with a solitary survivor in the accident.

The explosion happened at 1600 hrs on Wednesday in a coal mine in Liangyan Town, the city of Bijie. Eight people were trapped when the gas explosion occurred.

The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.

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