Monday, October 31, 2011

Coal mine Exploded, 29 people were killed in China

/ On : 12:34 AM.
Pekerja tambang di China (Foto: AFP)
Mine workers in China (photo: AFP)
BEIJING -A coal mine was reported to have exploded in China. The explosion happened on Saturday night local time, causing the 29 people killed.

In addition to killing 29 people, six other mine workers were also wounded. They are currently being treated at a hospital in the province of Hunan.

According to the description of the Safety Control in China, the survivors are five people working the mine managed to get out of the mine in the town of Hengyang. One of them was rescued while trying to climb up the airway.

China's national television station CCTV, week (30/10/2011) mentions that the mines are found not to have complete permission to operate. In fact, permit its operation is known to have crossed the line and are required to be closed.

About the mine explosion, a Security Chief Mine area of Hengyang Song Yuanming explosions occurred because retention estimates the gas around 250 meters under the ground. The Gas is expected to explode, as the friction of the machine of mine.

Although mining permit is up, the mine had been operating for Hengyang before more than 40 years, legally. Currently mine workers reported that they had reached 160 people.

Coal mines in China are indeed regarded as very dangerous mines. For the sake of getting a big advantage, often entrepreneurs do not heed mine safety factor for employees. Last year, around the mine workers were killed by 2.433 accident the mine.
(faj)

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