19 killed in China coal mine cave-in

5 Dariya News

Beijing 24-Mar-2016

At least 19 miners have been killed in China's Shanxi province after a coal mine caved in, the mine's owner said on Thursday.The accident occurred on Wednesday night in a colliery of the Anping Coal Mine in Shanyin County, said a statement by Shanxi Datong Coal Mine Group, the mine's owner.Xinhua news agency citing the statement reported that a total of 129 miners were working underground when the accident took place.Rescue work was underway.