Coal powder

Eleven mine workers have been killed after a coal mine collapsed in China’s Shaanxi province.

AP reported Yulin city’s propaganda department saying that the miners were believed to be found a day after the Liujiamao coal mine collapsed.

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The cause of the incident has yet to be determined. The remaining 49 miners working at the mine ran from the scene when it collapsed.

"Rescue efforts were hampered by a high-concentration of poisonous gas."

Following the accident, rescuers tried to improve ventilation at the mine.

However, the effort was hampered by a high-concentration of poisonous gas at the site.

According to rescuers, the mine collapse occurred due to a cavity that was created by the extraction of coal.

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A recent collapse of a gypsum mine in Shandong, China, killed four miners and left 13 missing.

Image: The cause of the coal mine collapse is yet to be determined. Photo: courtesy of dan/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net.