19 killed in northern China late-night coal mine accident

A late-night coal mine accident in northern China has killed 19 miners, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

The accident happened on Wednesday night on an underground platform in a mine in Shuozhou in Shanxi province, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. Its brief report cited the Shanxi Datong Coal Mine Group, which runs the mine.

State broadcaster CCTV said there were 129 people underground when the accident happened. The others reached safety.

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