This photo taken on Nov 28, 2023 shows the Shuangyang coal mine of Heilongjiang Longmay Shuangyashan Mining Co, Ltd in Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
HARBIN — A coal mine accident has left 12 dead and 13 others injured in Jixi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, local authorities said.
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The accident, which involved a coal wagon, took place at 3:50 pm Wednesday in the Kunyuan coal mine in Hengshan District, Jixi, according to the information office of the district government.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.