Deadly coal-mining accidents are common in China, though the number of deaths has fallen substantially in the past decade, to fewer than 1,000 a year. - AFP/file
Beijing (AFP) - At least 38 people were killed in two separate Chinese coal mine blasts this week, according to death tolls reported by state media Saturday.
One blast occurred late Tuesday at a private mine in Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang province, trapping 22 workers, Xinhua news agency said.
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