Beijing: At least four people were killed
and 12 others injured in a coal mine explosion in China's
southwestern Sichuan Province.
The accident occurred Tuesday night in Xunsi township of
Junlian County in Yibin city, causing a three-storey house to
collapse, local officials said.
The 12 injured have been hospitalised for medical
treatment, while twenty-six others stayed in hospital for
further medical checkup, Xinhua news agency reported.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 11:51