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1st LD: Four killed after mine collapse in Jambi, Indonesia

Xinhua, April 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four people were killed after a traditional gold mine collapsed in Marangin district of Jambi province, senior official from a local disaster agency told Xinhua via phone on Thursday.

The accident took place when the four miners were working in the mine located in a hill at Simpang Parit village of Renah Pembarap sub-district, said Afrizal, head of the emergency unit of disaster management agency in the province.

"When they were digging in the mine, the mine suddenly collapsed and buried all of them," he told Xinhua by phone from the province.

All of the bodies have been recovered from the mine, Afrizal added.

Traditional mining is common in many areas in Indonesia, but lacking of safety standard has frequently triggered accidents that killed dozens of people. Enditem