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42 dead and 37 missing in coal mine blast

From the Associated Press: The death toll from an explosion at an illegal coal mine in central China rose to 42 Wednesday with another 37 men still trapped with little hope for survival. A statement on the State Administration of Work Safety's Web... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Wed, Sep 09 2009

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