18 killed and 5 trapped in coal mine explosion
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November 25, 2012, Sunday
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A coal mine accident in China's southwest killed 18 workers and trapped five more yesterday, Xinhua News Agency reported.
There were 28 workers working in the state-owned Xiangshui coal mine in Guizhou Province when the explosion happened about 11am, and five of those were rescued, Xinhua said.
In response, China's workplace safety authorities yesterday said they will impose tougher standards on reopening coal mines in production suspension.
China has one of the world's deadliest coal mine industries, with 1,146 miners killed in accidents as of mid-October this year. Safety improvements have reduced deaths in recent years, but regulations are often ignored and accidents are still common.
Some coal mines were ordered to suspend production due to safety problems, but they illegally resumed production without tackling problems.
The coal mines which have failed to meet the safety standards should not be reopened and those who abuse their power to lower overhaul standards would be punished, the notice from the workplace safety authorities said.
Authorities intended to shut down 625 small mines this year to boost mining safety.
In August, a mine blast in southwestern China's Sichuan Province killed 44 people, the highest single accident toll for the industry in three years.
In September, 20 miners died after a steel cable broke in a coal mine in northwestern China's Gansu Province.
There were 28 workers working in the state-owned Xiangshui coal mine in Guizhou Province when the explosion happened about 11am, and five of those were rescued, Xinhua said.
In response, China's workplace safety authorities yesterday said they will impose tougher standards on reopening coal mines in production suspension.
China has one of the world's deadliest coal mine industries, with 1,146 miners killed in accidents as of mid-October this year. Safety improvements have reduced deaths in recent years, but regulations are often ignored and accidents are still common.
Some coal mines were ordered to suspend production due to safety problems, but they illegally resumed production without tackling problems.
The coal mines which have failed to meet the safety standards should not be reopened and those who abuse their power to lower overhaul standards would be punished, the notice from the workplace safety authorities said.
Authorities intended to shut down 625 small mines this year to boost mining safety.
In August, a mine blast in southwestern China's Sichuan Province killed 44 people, the highest single accident toll for the industry in three years.
In September, 20 miners died after a steel cable broke in a coal mine in northwestern China's Gansu Province.
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