Three killed, two injured in northeast China slag pit collapse
2008-03-03 02:28:30 Xinhua English
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SHENYANG, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Three villagers were killed and two were injured when the roof of a slag pit collapsed in China's northeastern Liaoning Province, a local source said on Monday.
Three farmers from Chenxiangtun town in Shenyang city were buried and two were slightly injured when the mine's support frame gave way at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. At the time, 13 farmers led by Wang Enjun were illegally digging for iron at the Waitoushan mine in Benxi city, said a Benxi municipal government official on Monday.
The slag pit belongs to the giant steelmaker Benxi Steel Group.
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