twenty - two other miners were working at the nearby kangjiayao mine at the time of the crash , although it is uncertain if any of those miners were damaged . thousands of people die in mining accidents each winter in korea . today ' s accident occurs just one day after 19 additional miners were killed in a mining accident in the sulongsi mine in guizhou , and two days after the largest accident in since historical kill 214 miners , in fuxin , liaoning province .
Liaoning Province is in China.