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Seven Arrested After China Coal Mine Disaster
Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2005 Police Sunday arrested seven people accused of responsibility for a coal mine disaster which killed at least 91 people in northern China, state media reported. Xinhua news agency, quoting the Tangshan city public security bureau, said among those detained were the investors, the "legal person", the director, the deputy director and the workplace safety inspector of the Liuguantun mine. The agency said 17 miners are still missing four days after a gas blast at the mine in Hebei province -- the latest in a string of accidents in the industry. China's mines are the world's deadliest with more than 6,000 miners dying in accidents last year, according to government statistics. Labor rights groups say the real figure could be as high as 20,000. As China's red-hot economy screams for more fuel, mines across the country have been going into overdrive in recent years to produce more coal, often at the expense of safety. Source: Agence France-Presse Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Surviving the Pits
China To Close 4,000 Small Coal Mines Annually
Qitaihe, China (SPX) Dec 12, 2005China will shut down 4,000 small coal mines annually in the forthcoming three years, said Zhao Tiechui, head of the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety Supervision on Saturday. |
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