Illegal mine collapses in China, killing five just days after Shanxi disaster
Rescuers pulled six workers from the site, and five died after treatment while one survivor remained in stable condition, state media said.
- On Sunday, a collapse at an illegal mining operation in Huize County, Yunnan, China, killed five people and injured one, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported.
- Local officials reported "serious violations" of the law by the mine's operator at the unauthorized site in Yunnan.
- Rescuers pulled all six people trapped at the site in Baiwu village and sent them to the hospital, but five succumbed to their injuries while one survivor remains in stable condition.
- Authorities are investigating the cause of the collapse that occurred in Huize County, with the site now under official scrutiny.
- Just more than a week ago, a coal mine explosion in Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, highlighting China's ongoing mining safety challenges amid reports of serious legal violations.
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The government's statement did not specify what raw material was being mined at the disaster site. Another Serious Accident. The mine collapse occurred just over a week after another serious accident at a hard coal mine in Shanxi Province, northern China. A gas explosion on May 22nd killed 82 people, injured 128, and left two missing. It was the largest incident of its kind in China since 2009. Shanxi Province is one of the most important coal-m…
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Beijing: A mine shaft collapse during an illegal mining operation in China's southwestern Yunnan province killed five people and injured one, state media reported, days after the country's deadliest mining accident since 2009 left at least 82 dead.The incident occurred around
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