A coal mine shaft collapsed in northwestern China, killing 16 miners, Xinhua said on Saturday.
Another 11 miners were injured in the disaster that struck just before midnight on Friday in Tiechanggou township outside the Xinjiang regional capital of Urumqi.
Officials from the government’s work safety watchdog said they are still looking into the matter. A man who answered the phone at the mine’s offices said he could not comment and calls to the Xinjiang regional safety administration rang unanswered.
