Nine miners were killed and another ten injured in an earthquake and cave-in at an underground coal mine operated by Jilin Longjiapu Mining in Changchun in Northeast China’s Jilin province on the night of June 9, according to a release by a local emergency management bureau directed by Changchun city government Monday.
The accident happened at around 8 pm Beijing time and was triggered by a 2.3 magnitude earthquake which trapped the 19 miners, the release noted, saying that ten could be rescued but nine miners died. Though emergency rescue work was completed Monday, further inspections will be carried out to try and determine the precise