Fire in coal mine in China kills 21, leaves 1 missing

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BEIJING, Safar 09, 1437, November 21, 2015, SPA -- A late-night fire at a coal mine killed 21 people and left one missing in the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang, local authorities and state media said Saturday, AP reported. The fire at the Xinghua mine in the city of Jixi was brought under control on Saturday, and 21 bodies were recovered at the mine, owned by the Heilongjiang Longmay Mining Holding Group, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The provincial work safety administration confirmed the incident and the death toll on Saturday. A work safety employee who only gave his family name of Xing, as is customary with low-ranking Chinese bureaucrats, said rescuers were searching for the missing person. --SPA 11:52 LOCAL TIME 08:52 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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