Four workers were killed and nine were missing after an explosion at a small coal mine in China’s Guizhou province on Monday (Aug 6) night.

The incident happened at Zimujia coal mine, run by privately owned Pannan Coal Investment Company, in Panzhou city. The coal mine has a designed annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes.

The cause of the explosion was unclear as rescue work continued.

The accident came not long after a blast at an iron ore mining project in Liaoning that killed 11 people in June.

Source: South China Morning Post

BDST: 1015 HRS, AUG 7, 2018
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