6 trapped in coal mine cave-in in north China

Six mine workers were trapped after a coal mine collapsed early October 23 in north China's Hebei Province, the mining company said, Report informs via Xinhua.

The cave-in happened at 4:37 a.m. in the Qianjiaying mining subsidiary of Kailuan (Group) Limited Liability Corporation, a major state-owned coal mining company in Hebei, the group said in a statement on its official WeChat account.

The Qianjiaying subsidiary is located in Fengnan District in the city of Tangshan.

Rescuers are racing against the time to reach the trapped miners.

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