BEIJING (Reuters) - An explosion at an illegally operated mine in Henan, China's third-largest coal producing province, killed 46 miners on Monday, while another 26 narrowly escaped, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.Six of the survivors were seriously burnt, added the China News Service.The 72 miners were trapped after stored explosives blew up at the Xingdong No.2 Mine in Pingdingshan in the central province of Henan, Xinhua said. The cause of the blast is not yet known.
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