SHENYANG, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Three villagers were killed and two were injured when the roof of a slag pit collapsed in China's northeastern Liaoning Province, a local source said on Monday.
Three farmers from Chenxiangtun town in Shenyang city were buried and two were slightly injured when the mine's support frame gave way at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. At the time, 13 farmers led by Wang Enjun were illegally digging for iron at the Waitoushan mine in Benxi city, said a Benxi municipal government official on Monday.
The slag pit belongs to the giant steelmaker Benxi Steel Group.
