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Death Toll Reaches 171 in Mine Disaster

IN BRIEF/CHINA

December 07, 2005|From Times Wire Reports

Rescuers recovered the body of the last miner missing after a coal mine explosion in northern China, bringing the final death toll to 171, the New China News Agency reported.

The Nov. 27 blast at the Dongfeng mine in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang was sparked when airborne coal dust ignited, state media said.


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