Monday , December 23 2024

The series of coal mine accidents is not stopping in China, 12 people died in the last 24 hours


Beijing: China's coal mine accidents are showing no signs of decreasing. Twelve people have died in two separate coal mine accidents in China in the last 24 hours. Reporting on the incident, state broadcaster CCTV said a company-owned underground coal bunker in Shaanxi province's Zhongyang county collapsed at midnight on Monday, killing five people and leaving two missing.

Rescue operations are underway and workers are being pulled out of the debris. According to the report, the bunker is owned by Taoyuan Jinlong Coal Industry Co., Ltd.

Many deaths due to accidents

The fatal accident in Shaanxi comes after its mining safety regulator issued a notice last month. Deaths in China's top-producing coal mining sector to rise in 2023 Separately, seven people died and two were found missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine owned by Huaye Energy in China's eastern Anhui province, CCTV reported late Monday. Gave report.

In 2023, the Mine Safety Administration had to reform the existing law in the wake of fatal coal mine accidents in China. Fatal coal mine accidents are nothing new in China. Earlier, last month, 10 people were killed in an accident in Pingdingshan in central China, prompting local authorities to conduct a safety check.