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Summary:The mine in Japan's northern island, Hokkaido, where ninety-four people died in October. Deadly methane gas swept through a shaft trapping the victims six hundred metres (about two thousand feet) below ground. Ten rescue workers were among those who lost their lives.
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Location:JAPAN HOKKAIDO
Reuters ID:LDL00117T1U87
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