Related News
Dynamite blast kills 13 miners in Hunan
Source: Xinhua |
April 18, 2009, Saturday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
AT least 13 people were killed yesterday in a blast at a dynamite warehouse at a coal mine in Chenzhou City in central China's Hunan Province, a local official said.
Three injured workers were receiving emergency treatment late yesterday, according to Xie Guanghui, head of the Yongxing County government.
Xie said he didn't know if miners were still buried in the rubble, adding that the rescue operation was continuing.
The blast occurred at about 3:30pm at the Qingshanbei mine, leveling a three-story building where detonators and dynamite were stored.
One shareholder of the mine had been put under police investigation, and police were tracking other owners, Xie said.
Police said the detonators and dynamite may have been bought and stored illegally. An investigation is under way.
Also yesterday, prosecutors said that four people detained after a March 9 coal mine accident in which six workers died have been formally arrested in Jungar Banner in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The suspects were identified as Dan Hongyu, owner of the Luxinju Coal Mine; He Ping, deputy director of production; Wang Yaozhong, chief of the team hired to create an underground passage, and Liu Penghui, the contractor for the excavation project.
They are being charged with negligence that resulted in a serious accident, prosecutors said. The date of their trial was not announced.
Three injured workers were receiving emergency treatment late yesterday, according to Xie Guanghui, head of the Yongxing County government.
Xie said he didn't know if miners were still buried in the rubble, adding that the rescue operation was continuing.
The blast occurred at about 3:30pm at the Qingshanbei mine, leveling a three-story building where detonators and dynamite were stored.
One shareholder of the mine had been put under police investigation, and police were tracking other owners, Xie said.
Police said the detonators and dynamite may have been bought and stored illegally. An investigation is under way.
Also yesterday, prosecutors said that four people detained after a March 9 coal mine accident in which six workers died have been formally arrested in Jungar Banner in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The suspects were identified as Dan Hongyu, owner of the Luxinju Coal Mine; He Ping, deputy director of production; Wang Yaozhong, chief of the team hired to create an underground passage, and Liu Penghui, the contractor for the excavation project.
They are being charged with negligence that resulted in a serious accident, prosecutors said. The date of their trial was not announced.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
