Arafat Hasan: Four workers were killed and nine were missing after an explosion on Monday night at a small coal mine in China’s Guizhou province, according to state-owned Xinhua News.
The incident happened at Zimujia coal mine, run by private-owned Pannan Coal Investment Co, in Panzhou city. The coal mine has designed annual capacity of 300,000 tons.
The cause of explosion is not yet been identified, while efforts to rescue survivors was still underway as of writing this report on Tuesday.
The accident comes not long after a blast at an iron ore mining project in Liaoning that killed 11 people in June. According to Guizhou Energy Administration file, the coal mine was ordered to rectify on some safety issues during a safety inspection conducted by local authorities in late April.
When asked by Reuters, Chinese authorities refused to comment on the issue.
-Source: Reuters