Agency: 16 Dead In SW China Coal Mine Fire
Date
9/25/2023 5:15:18 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TOKYO, Sept 25 (KUNA) -- At least 16 people have been confirmed dead in a coal-mine fire in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Sunday, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, citing local authorities.
The fire occurred at a coal mine in Panguan Town, according to the city government of Panzhou, the report said, adding that initial investigations suggest that the 16 people were trapped after a conveyor belt caught fire.
The blaze has been extinguished, and temperatures have returned to normal at the site of the fire, officials said. (end)
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