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<\/div>\nPolice said rescue operations are on and the number of people injured is not clear yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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At least three people were killed and many feared trapped when an illegally operated mine collapsed in Jharkhand’s Bhowra colliery area on Friday, an official said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The incident occurred at 10.30 am at the Bhowra Colliery Area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), about 21 km from here.<\/p>\n
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sindri, Abhishek Kumar, said the exact number of people killed and feared trapped or injured would be known after rescuers are able to locate the victims.<\/p>\n
An eyewitness said many local villagers were engaged in illegal mining when the mine caved in.<\/p>\n
“With the help of the locals, three persons were brought out from the debris and taken to a hospital where doctors declared them dead,” the eyewitness said.<\/p>\n
Bhowra police station Inspector Binod Oraon said rescue operations are on.<\/p>\n
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