China Blames Coal Mine Flood on Negligence
Lapses in safety measures flooded a coal
mine in Shanxi province and trapped 153
miners for three days, in what could
become the country’s deadliest mining
accident in more than two years, according
to Bloomberg. The Wangjialing pit was
overcrowded and the management did not
evacuate workers despite reports of water
inflow, according to the State Administration
of Work Safety. No death toll has
been reported. Up to 108 workers were
confirmed to have escaped or were rescued
when the accident took place on March
28, according to the agency. The incident
at the pit owned by Huajin Coking Coal Co.
could turn into China’s worst since August
2007, when a coal mine flooding killed
172 miners in the eastern province of
Shandong.
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