Nine killed, 10 injured in coal mine accident in China

The workers were trapped in a shaft after the tremor jolted the coal mine under the management of Jilin Longjiabao Mining Co.

Update: 2019-06-10 03:29 GMT
China has suffered a spate of industrial accidents in recent months. (Photo:AP)

Beijing: Nine people were killed and 10 others injured in a coal mine accident caused by a tremor in northeast China's Jilin province.

The workers were trapped in a shaft after the tremor jolted the coal mine under the management of Jilin Longjiabao Mining Co in Jiutai city in Changchun New Area Sunday night, state-run China Daily reported Monday.

The injured were being treated at a local hospital. An investigation is underway, the report said.

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