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At least 21 workers were killed when a fire broke out at a coal mine late Friday in a northeastern city in China.
Rescue workers are searching for one other missing worker at the state-owned mine in Heilongjiang province’s Jixi City, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
According to Xinhua, 38 workers were in the mine shaft when the fire broke out. Sixteen workers managed to escape.
The report did not say how the fire started, but said it was brought under control.
Though safety standards are improving, mining-related accidents kill hundreds of people each year in China.
China is the world’s largest consumer of coal and has a high number of small coal mines that often go unregulated.