Death Toll from Xinjiang Mine Collapse Rises to Five
Xinhua
April 5, 2016
Two more bodies were retrieved Monday night from the site of a coal-mine
tunnel collapse on Sunday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Region, bringing the total number of fatalities to five, local authorities
said Tuesday.
Five people remain trapped.
In total, 19 people were working underground at Tianli Coal Mine when the
tunnel collapsed at around 2:50 p.m. on Sunday in Shache County, the
regional coal mine safety inspection authority said.
Eight people escaped unharmed, one sustained injuries, and the rescue
mission continues, it added.
The chief engineer, head, and other authority figures are in police custody.
The mine is about 110 km from the county seat of Shache.
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Xinhua
April 4, 2016
Three people were killed, one person was injured and seven more were trapped
after a coal mine collapsed Sunday afternoon in west China's Xinjiang Uygur
Autonomous Region, local authorities said Monday.
A total of 19 people were working in the mine when part of the coal mine
collapsed at around 2:50 p.m. in Shache County, the regional coal mine
safety inspection authorities said.
Eight people managed to escape. Bodies of the killed have been retrieved.
Rescue work is underway, it added.
Posted by: minsafety@yahoo.co.in
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