Coal Mine Blast in China Kills 29

An explosion at a coal mine in Hunan Province in central China that reportedly killed at least 29 people, is the latest deadly incident in China’s notoriously unsafe mining industry.
Coal Mine Blast in China Kills 29
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/130783826.jpg" alt="Chinese mining rescue team members prepare to enter the state-owned Xialiuchong Coal Mine, after an explosion in Hengyang city, central China's Hunan province on October 30. A gas explosion at the coal mine which was operating without a proper license has killed 29 miners, state media said October 29, the latest in a series of deadly accidents to hit the industry. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)" title="Chinese mining rescue team members prepare to enter the state-owned Xialiuchong Coal Mine, after an explosion in Hengyang city, central China's Hunan province on October 30. A gas explosion at the coal mine which was operating without a proper license has killed 29 miners, state media said October 29, the latest in a series of deadly accidents to hit the industry. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1795604"/></a>
Chinese mining rescue team members prepare to enter the state-owned Xialiuchong Coal Mine, after an explosion in Hengyang city, central China's Hunan province on October 30. A gas explosion at the coal mine which was operating without a proper license has killed 29 miners, state media said October 29, the latest in a series of deadly accidents to hit the industry. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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