Sixteen people have been confirmed dead in a coal-mine fire in the city of Panzhou, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on Sunday.
The fire occurred at the Shanjiaoshu Coal Mine in Panguan Town, according to the city government of Panzhou.
Initial investigations suggest that the 16 people were trapped after a conveyor belt caught fire, said Chinese Xinhua news agency.
The blaze has been extinguished, and temperatures have returned to normal at the site of the fire, officials said.
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