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Death toll in mine accident rises to 8 in central China

Updated: 06 02 , 2015 11:05
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CHANGSHA -- The death toll in a gas leak that happened at a coal mine on Saturday in central China's Hunan Province has risen to eight, rescuers said Tuesday.

The last body was recovered on Tuesday morning as the three-day rescue ended.

The accident occurred at about 2:10 a.m. Saturday in the city of Shaoyang, when 11 people were working in the mine. Three of them returned to the ground safely.

The accident is still under investigation. Enditem