32 killed in coal mine blast in China

December 04, 2016 09:27

At least 32 people have been declared dead after an explosion at a coal mine in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The explosion took place yesterday at Baoma Mining Co Ltd in Yuanbaoshan district in the city of Chifeng, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

There were a total of 181 people working underground at the time of the accident, and 149 workers managed to get above ground, it said.

So far 268 policemen and 119 rescuers and medical staff have been rushed to the accident site.

This is the second big mine accident in China this week.

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