China Mine Blast Kills 48

World | November 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00

A gas explosion in a coalmine in southern China killed 48 workers on Friday and injured two others, the official Xinhua News Agency announced. The blast occurred at 1145 am local time in the Jianxin Coal Mine in Jiangxi province. All 48 bodies have been recovered, it was reported. The cause of the explosion was under investigation, Xinhua said. It was not immediately clear how many miners were working when the explosion occurred.

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