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15 confirmed dead in coal mine blast

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-01 10:08

HARBIN -- Rescuers said Monday morning they had found the bodies of all the 15 miners trapped in Sunday's colliery blast in Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province.

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The explosion occurred at around 4:50 pm Sunday when 25 people were working in the coal mine. Ten of them managed to escape, leaving the 15 trapped underground.

The cause of the blast is still under investigation in Changlong coal mine, which has legal operation license and an annual production capacity of 40,000 tons.