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Five trapped after coal mine blast; two injured

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-11-09 15:55

GUIYANG - An explosion ripped through a small unlicensed coal mine in southwest 皇冠体育app's Guizhou Province Monday, leaving two people injured and five others trapped underground, local authorities said Tuesday.

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Gas in the mine in Qinglong county in landlocked Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qianxinan, exploded at 8:40 pm Monday, the emergency response office in Qianxinan said in a statement.

The local government has dispatched rescuers to save the trapped miners.

Work safety authorities and police are investigating the cause of the explosion.