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- 11 miners were killed and 75 were injured when an elevator plunged 650 feet at a platinum mine.
- The incident occurred Monday at the mine in Rustenburg, South Africa.
- All 86 people were being brought to the surface when the elevator suddenly plunged.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An elevator suddenly dropped about 650 feet (200 meters) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine operator said Tuesday.
The incident happened Monday night at the end of the workers' shift at a mine in the northern city of Rustenburg. The injured workers were hospitalized.
Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) CEO Nico Muller said in a statement it was "the darkest day in the history of Implats."