COAL-MINE BLASTS IN SW CHINA
China's work safety authorities said the powerful
blast occurred on Saturday ,11th May,2013 at the coal mine
in the city of Luzhou, the Xinhua news agency reported. The accident response team
rescued 81 miners and 16 were hospitalized for treatment of their injuries. Such accidents are frequent in
China, and several mine explosions have happened this year. The incident occurred just one
day after 12 people were killed in a gas explosion in Guizhou province on
Friday night at a mine reported to have been operating illegally. The life of a Chinese miner is dangerous, and more than 1,300 people were killed in mine accidents in 2012. According to official figures, 2,433 people died in coal mining accidents in China in 2010. Independent labor groups say the figure could be much higher because many accidents are covered up to prevent mine closures. Although the authorities have tightened safety regulations in recent years, China’s mines are the deadliest in the world and regulations are often ignored. The Chinese government has shut down hundreds of mines over the past few years as part of its efforts to improve safety standards. Provincial officials say 28 miners were killed in a blast Saturday afternoon at a coal mine in Sichuan province. They say 108 people were working underground at the time.Less than 24 hours earlier, another coal mine blast in neighboring Guizhou province killed 12 people.China's mines are the deadliest in the world. Authorities have improved safety in recent years, but regulations are often i
Prof. John
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