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Mine Blast Kills 15 in Colombia

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After accumulation of methane gas.

Mining is just as dangerous in 2011 as it was in 2010: At least 15 people died Wednesday in a coal-mine explosion in northeastern Colombia. The explosion appears to have been caused by a buildup of methane gas. Rescuers are still searching through the rubble for victims and survivors.

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