Coal Mine Fire Kills 16 People in Southern China

Beijing, 24 Sep (ONA) --- A coal mine fire in southern China today killed 16 people, according to local authorities.

The blaze broke out at the Shanjiaoshu coal mine in Panguan, a town in Guizhou province.

An initial investigation suggested the people who died were trapped after a conveyor belt caught fire, the Panzhou city government said in a statement posted on social media.

--- Ends/Khalid