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November 19, 2019

Coal Mine Blast in China Kills 15; Pipeline Explosion in Bangladesh Kills 7
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In China, a gas explosion inside a coal mine has killed 15 workers and
injured another nine in the northern province of Shanxi. Last year a
review of the mine found it failed to provide adequate training for
workers. China's mines are the deadliest in the world, accounting for
about 80% of mining deaths worldwide. The Chinese mining explosion came
on the heels of a gas pipeline explosion in Bangladesh Sunday, which
killed seven people and hospitalized another 25 people southeast of the
capital Dhaka.


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