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CHINA / Regional |
Three killed, two injured in slag pit collapse(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-03-03 19:18 SHENYANG -- Three villagers were killed and two were injured when the roof of a slag pit collapsed in China's northeastern Liaoning Province, a local source said on Monday. Three farmers were buried and two were slightly injured when the mine's support frame broke at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. At the time, 13 farmers led by Wang Enjun were illegally digging for iron at the Waitoushan mine in Benxi city, said a Benxi municipal government official on Monday. The slag pit belongs to the giant steelmaker Benxi Steel Group. |
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