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Fires, floods and explosions claim about 5,000 deaths every year in Chinese coal mines. [8] On July 15, 2006, at the Linjiazhuang coal mine in Shanxi an explosion killed 50 people with seven more missing. [4] On November 5, 2006, at the Jiaojiazhai coal mine in Shanxi an explosion killed 40 with seven more missing. [4]
In March, state operated China Central Television indirectly confirmed that all remaining trapped miners were "missing or dead". [4] In June, it indirectly confirmed that they were all dead, bringing the death toll to 53.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
Authorities say 11 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion in northern China, in a reminder of the country's continued dependence on the energy source. ... The number of deaths fell by 23 ...
Preliminary investigation showed the accident occurred around 2:55 p.m. local time due to a coal and gas outburst at the mine, which is owned by China's Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining. According ...
China said on Thursday it plans a three-year campaign to tackle problems hampering response times during disasters and accidents including production safety lapses in sectors like mining. Last ...
On 12 January 2024, a coal mine explosion occurred in Pingdingshan, in central China's Henan Province. [1] The incident was described as a possible explosion of coal and gas and occurred around 14:55 local time (06:55 GMT). The death toll in the incident has reached 13 while three people are still missing. [2] [3]
The Xiaojiawan coal mine disaster was a mining accident which happened on 29 August 2012 at the Xiaojiawan coal mine (Chinese: 肖家湾煤矿), located in Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, China. It was the deadliest mine accident since the 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion. As a result of a gas explosion in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, at least 46 ...