ZHENGZHOU - Nine people were dead and seven trapped in a coal mine accident in central China's Henan province at around midnight, said local authorities early Tuesday morning.
A total of 127 miners were underground and 111 were lifted to the ground safely after a gas outburst occurred at the Sanyuandong Coal Mine in Baiping township, Dengfeng city, at 11:19 pm Monday, said a spokesperson with Zhengzhou Coal Industry Co,which runs the mine.
The coal mine has a designed annual output of 300,000 tons.
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