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3 missing, 11 injured in N China colliery blast

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-24 20:45

TAIYUAN: Eleven people have been injured and three are missing following a coal mine gas blast in north China's Shanxi Province Monday morning, local authorities said.

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The blast occurred at about 11:10 am at Xingguang Coal Mine Co. Ltd in Heshun County as 16 miners were working underground, a county work safety supervision department official said.

Two workers had been rescued, he said.

The mine, with a reserve of 203 million tonnes, is part of the Shanxi International Electricity Group Limited Company.

Rescuers are still searching for the missing miners.