Media: 46 dead in explosion in central China mine

State media say at least 46 miners were killed when an explosion ripped through a mine in the central Chinese province of Henan.

The State Administration of Work Safety said the blast early Monday hit a mine in Pingdingshan city in the province.

The official Xinhua News Agency reported on the deaths and said at least 12 miners still are missing.

Safety has improved sharply in recent years, but China’s mining industry is by far the world’s deadliest. Accidents and blasts killed more than 2,600 coal miners last year.

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