Cause of Coal Mine Accident Ascertained in North China City
Posted on: Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 09:00 CST
Cause of coal mine accident ascertained in north China city
TAIYUAN, Nov 8 (Xinhua) -- Violation of safety rules was attributed to Sunday's deadly colliery gas blast that killed 16 persons in Taiyuan of Shanxi Province, investigators said here Tuesday.
The accident happened at Taiping Coal Mine of Qingxu County, when 25 persons were working underground. Mine of them managed to escape.
The small township coal mine, with an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons, has all valid documents for production.
Shanxi is the biggest coal production base in China. In the provincial capital of Taiyuan alone, 28 coal mine accidents have happened so far this year, killing 53 people.
With an aim to halt the repeated coal mine accidents, the city government has ordered all the 84 coal mines and 319 mine shafts in the city to suspend operation before Nov. 10 for rectification.
Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS
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