(2)3 killed in mining tunnel fire in Niigata Pref.

(2)3 killed in mining tunnel fire in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Firefighters rescue one of persons trapped inside a mining tunnel of Myojo Cement Co. in the town of Omi, Niigata Prefecture, on May 4. Three people were killed and eight others injured after a fire broke out inside the tunnel.

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