Eight people died after a mine accident in China.

Eight people were killed and eight more were missing in an incident at a coal mine in China’s Henan province, the Pingdingshan city government said on Saturday.

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“As of 1 a.m. on January 13, eight people were confirmed dead as a result of an incident at the Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Company, and another eight people were missing,” a statement on the official account of the Pingdingshan city administration on the WeChat social network said.

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It is noted that all other mine personnel managed to escape, and the search operation continues.

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The statement does not indicate what kind of incident occurred at the mine, how many people were in the mine at the time, or what caused it.

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The mine manager was detained by public security authorities. An investigation is underway.