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Thirteen people were killed in a coal mine gas explosion in southwest China early morning today.
The accident took place in a pit of Hongtutian Coal Mine in Yunnan Province, the local Government said in a statement.
A total of 56 people were working in the pit, of whom 42 escaped without injuries and 14 were trapped, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
So far rescuers had retrieved 13 dead bodies and were searching all-out for the missing miner. The local Government said Hongtutian is a private mine and is properly licensed for operation.
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