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JAKARTA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- A coal mine in West Sumatra province of western Indonesia exploded earlier Tuesday, injuring five people, official said.
The explosion took place at 00 : 50 a.m. Jakarta time at Salak village of Sawah Lunto district, Suri Noster Sinaga, head of provincial search and rescue office disclosed.
"Three persons have been treated in a hospital in Padang city and the others in a hospital in the district," he told Xinhua by phone.
The victims got intensive medical treatments for their injuries, Sinaga added.
Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of thermal coal.
