Seven Arrested After China Coal Mine Disaster

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Bystanders gather near mounds of coal deposits at the Liuguantun colliery, early 08 December 2005 in Tangshan city in north China's Hebei province. Rescuers searched 09 December for at least 34 workers missing for a second day after the 08 December gas blast at the Chinese coal mine, which left 74 confirmed killed, amid mounting calls for better safety in a notoriously dangerous industry. AFP photo by Peter Harmsen.

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

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Chine Mine Blast Kills 54

Tangshan, China (AFP) Dec 07, 2005
An explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Wednesday killed 54 people and left rescuers trying to locate another 22 workers trapped in sub-zero temperatures, state media said.

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