This photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023 shows Kunyuan coal mine in Hengshan District, Jixi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
HARBIN, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- A coal mine accident has left 12 dead and 13 others injured in Jixi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local authorities said.
The accident, which involved a coal wagon, took place at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday in the Kunyuan coal mine in Hengshan District, Jixi, according to the information office of the district government.
The cause of the accident is being investigated. ■
This photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023 shows a gate of the Kunyuan coal mine in Hengshan District, Jixi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
