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At least 21 coal miners KILLED after tunnel COLLAPSES in northern China — 66 more ESCAPE
A COAL mine has collapsed in northern China, killing at least 21 people.
Two miners who were earlier trapped are now confirmed to have died.
Another 66 miners were rescued after the cave-in at a mine in Shenmu, Shaanxi province, the city government said in a statement.
87 miners were working underground when the roof collapsed at the Lijiagou coal mine at around 4.30pm local time.
Pictures on social media show a huge number of vehicles, many of which appear to be emergency responders, at the scene.
The mine is owned by Baiji Mining Company Ltd.
This was a 28.7% drop on the previous year.
But despite this improvement, last January the bureau said in a statement: "The situation of coal mine safety production is still grim."
In November, 22 people were killed after an explosion at a chemical factory in Hebei province.
Last month, seven miners were killed and three others injured in an accident at a coal mine in the country's southwest.
In October, 21 miners died in the eastern Shandong province after pressure inside a mine caused rocks to break up, blocking the tunnel and trapping workers.
Only one miner was rescued alive.
While in December 2016, 17 people were killed in a coal mine blast in Inner Mongolia region.
More recently, there have been efforts by the government to improve coal production conditions and crack down on illegal mines.
SOURCE (HTTP): https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/wo...e-collapse-coal-miner-shenmu-shaanxi-province
A COAL mine has collapsed in northern China, killing at least 21 people.
Two miners who were earlier trapped are now confirmed to have died.
Another 66 miners were rescued after the cave-in at a mine in Shenmu, Shaanxi province, the city government said in a statement.
87 miners were working underground when the roof collapsed at the Lijiagou coal mine at around 4.30pm local time.
Pictures on social media show a huge number of vehicles, many of which appear to be emergency responders, at the scene.
The mine is owned by Baiji Mining Company Ltd.
This was a 28.7% drop on the previous year.
But despite this improvement, last January the bureau said in a statement: "The situation of coal mine safety production is still grim."
In November, 22 people were killed after an explosion at a chemical factory in Hebei province.
Last month, seven miners were killed and three others injured in an accident at a coal mine in the country's southwest.
In October, 21 miners died in the eastern Shandong province after pressure inside a mine caused rocks to break up, blocking the tunnel and trapping workers.
Only one miner was rescued alive.
While in December 2016, 17 people were killed in a coal mine blast in Inner Mongolia region.
More recently, there have been efforts by the government to improve coal production conditions and crack down on illegal mines.
SOURCE (HTTP): https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/wo...e-collapse-coal-miner-shenmu-shaanxi-province
