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Associated Press

Eight people were killed and three are missing after an explosion inside a coal mine in central China.
The blast occurred at about 1.30 am on Tuesday at the Zoubao mine in Hunan province.
Eighteen people escaped, according to a statement from China’s national safety regulator, the State Administration of Work Safety.

The administration did not immediately identify the cause of the blast.
Chinese state mine accident that killed 10 workers was caused by ‘illegal’ output, safety agency says
Gas explosions inside mines are often caused when a flame or electrical spark ignites gas leaking from the coal seam. Ventilation systems are supposed to prevent gas from becoming trapped.
China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal.
Its mining industry has long been one of the world’s deadliest, with hundreds of deaths annually.


Eight dead, three missing after explosion at Chinese coal mine

Families of coal mine workers wait for news about a blast at the Zoubao mine in Hunan province on February 14. Photo: Xinhua

(170214) -- LIANYUAN, Feb. 14, 2017 (Xinhua) -- People wait outside the coal mine blast site in Lianyuan, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. Eight people were confirmed dead after a blast hit a coal mine in central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said on Tuesday.  (Xinhua) (zwx)

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Blast at pit in Hunan province the latest serious accident to hit the nation’s coal industry


Eight dead, three missing after explosion at Chinese coal mine

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Blast at pit in Hunan province the latest serious accident to hit the nation’s coal industry