Dozens killed in latest mine blast
14 years, 9 months ago

Dozens killed in latest mine blast

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Forty-six were killed on Monday morning in China's latest coal mine disaster after explosives stored in the shaft went off, emitting toxic gas. The blast hit the Xingdong No 2 coal mine at 1:40 am on Monday in Weidong district, Pingdingshan city of Central China's Henan province, according to local authorities. In September last year, a methane gas explosion at a coal mine in the city left 76 miners dead. The death toll from coal mine accidents in China increased by 16.3 percent to 592 in the first quarter this year.

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IED Explosion in Chhattisgarh Mine: One Dead, One Injured
2 weeks, 6 days ago

IED Explosion in Chhattisgarh Mine: One Dead, One Injured

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A worker was killed and another injured in the Improvised Explosive Device explosion, triggered by Maoists, in an iron ore mine in Narayanpur district under south Bastar in Chhattisgarh, police said. According to the police, the Maoists had planted an IED in the rest shed built for the labourers working the mine in Amdai under Chote Dangar police station. …

At least 10 killed by bomb blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan
1 month, 1 week ago

At least 10 killed by bomb blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Al Jazeera  

Officials said an improvised explosive device struck a vehicle carrying coal miners in the country’s southwest. “An improvised explosive device was planted at the roadside which exploded when truck carting coal miners reached the site,” a paramilitary official told the Reuters news agency. Last year, in one of the deadliest attacks in the region according to analysts, BLA separatist fighters …

Toll in Pakistan coal mine collapse rises to 11
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Toll in Pakistan coal mine collapse rises to 11

The Hindu  

The death toll in a coal mine collapse due to a methane gas accumulation and explosion has left 11 workers dead after rescuers recovered seven more dead bodies, an official said. Twelve workers were trapped when the coal mine collapsed in the Sanjdi area, about 40 kilometres from Quetta in the Balochistan province, on Wednesday evening. Coal mine collapses and …

Rescuers race to save 12 workers after gas explosion in Pakistan coal mine
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rescuers race to save 12 workers after gas explosion in Pakistan coal mine

The Independent  

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Pakistan: Coal Mine Collapses After Gas Explosion, 12 Trapped
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: Coal Mine Collapses After Gas Explosion, 12 Trapped

ABP News  

Islamabad, Jan 10 At least 12 miners were trapped in Pakistan on Thursday after an explosion caused a coal mine collapse in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Chief Mines Officer Abdul Ghani Baloch said that a gas explosion caused a coal mine in the Sanjdi area to collapse from the inside, the Dawn newspaper reported. Balochistan Minister for Mining and …

Gas explosion in coal mine in Pakistan leaves 12 miners trapped
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gas explosion in coal mine in Pakistan leaves 12 miners trapped

The Hindu  

At least 12 miners were trapped in Pakistan on Thursday after an explosion caused a coal mine collapse in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Chief Mines Officer Abdul Ghani Baloch said that a gas explosion caused a coal mine in the Sanjdi area to collapse from the inside, the Dawn newspaper reported. “If prevailing mining procedures were violated, legal action …

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam
Top News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam

Al Jazeera  

Rescue operations still under way as nine others remain trapped in flooded Assam coal mine. Three miners are feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, with rescue efforts ongoing to save nine others. Rescue teams have spotted three bodies but have not been able to recover them yet, the local authorities in Assam’s …

Labourers trapped in ‘flooded’ Assam coal mine
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Labourers trapped in ‘flooded’ Assam coal mine

The Hindu  

At least half a dozen labourers are feared trapped in a flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. In January 2024, a fire in a coal mine in Nagaland’s Wokha district killed six workers and injured four others. In September 2022, the suspected inhalation of toxic gas killed three labourers in an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Tinsukia district. …

39 held accountable for coal mine gas explosion in Henan province
3 months ago

39 held accountable for coal mine gas explosion in Henan province

China Daily  

Thirty-nine people have been held responsible for a coal and gas explosion in Pingdingshan, Henan province, that left 16 people dead and five injured, according to a report by the public WeChat account of the Ministry of Emergency Management. The accident happened on January 12 at the No 12 mine of Pingdingshan Tian'an Coal Mining Co, an affiliate of the …

46 held accountable for coal mine explosion in Heilongjiang province
3 months, 3 weeks ago

46 held accountable for coal mine explosion in Heilongjiang province

China Daily  

Forty-six people have been held accountable for a gas explosion happened at a coal mine in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang province in November last year, according to an investigation report released on Wednesday. It led to direct economic losses of more than 19.5 million yuan, said the report, which was released by the Heilongjiang bureau of the National Mine Safety Administration. Investigators …

46 held accountable for coal mine explosion in Heilongjiang province
3 months, 3 weeks ago

46 held accountable for coal mine explosion in Heilongjiang province

China Daily  

Forty-six people have been held accountable for a gas explosion happened at a coal mine in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang province in November last year, according to an investigation report released on Wednesday. It led to direct economic losses of more than 19.5 million yuan, said the report, which was released by the Heilongjiang bureau of the National Mine Safety Administration. Investigators …

Punishments delivered for 2023 coal mine explosion in Heilongjiang
4 months ago

Punishments delivered for 2023 coal mine explosion in Heilongjiang

China Daily  

Forty-six people have been held accountable for a gas explosion in a coal mine in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang province, in November 2023, China Central Television reported on Wednesday. The blast occurred at Shuangyang Coal Mine, killing 11 people and injuring six, the report said. Investigators found that the explosion was the result of serious illegal operations at the mine, chaotic safety …

Birbhum coal mine blast: Six killed in accidental blast in West Bengal
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Birbhum coal mine blast: Six killed in accidental blast in West Bengal

The Hindu  

Six persons were killed and three others sustained injuries in an accidental blast at a coal mine in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday. The explosion occurred when explosives kept in a truck went off at Gangaramchak and Gangaramchak-Bhadulia coal mine in Khoyrasole block under Lokpur police station of Birbhum district. The coal mine has been allotted to West Bengal …

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum
5 months, 2 weeks ago

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum

Hindustan Times  

At least seven persons were killed and three were injured in an explosion in a coal mine in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday morning, police said. The relatives of victims mourn after a blast occurred at a coal mine at Bhadulia in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday. The blast took place when explosives, kept in a truck, went …

Iran believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion, raising death toll to 49
6 months ago

Iran believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion, raising death toll to 49

The Independent  

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Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
6 months ago

Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers on Monday recovered the …

Iran coal mine blast caused by methane leak kills 51 and injures 20
6 months ago

Iran coal mine blast caused by methane leak kills 51 and injures 20

The Independent  

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Iran methane leak causes coal mine explosion, killing at least 30
6 months ago

Iran methane leak causes coal mine explosion, killing at least 30

LA Times  

Rescue personnel and police officers gather Sunday near the site of an explosion sparked by a methane leak at a coal mine in Tabas, Iran. A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 30 people and injuring 17 others, Iranian state media reported Sunday. The report said the deaths happened at a …

2 miners are missing and 17 were injured after a coal mine accident in Poland
8 months, 2 weeks ago

2 miners are missing and 17 were injured after a coal mine accident in Poland

The Independent  

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Pakistan: 11 workers suffocated to death after coal mine filled with deadly methane gas in Balochistan
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: 11 workers suffocated to death after coal mine filled with deadly methane gas in Balochistan

India TV News  

Karachi: At least 11 workers died on Monday from suffocation in the Sanjadi coal mine area outside Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, an official said. Abdul Ghani, the chief mines inspector in the province, confirmed that 11 workers who were in the mine suffocated to death after the mine filled up with deadly methane gas and collapsed. Last …

China: 26 killed, 38 injured after fire breaks out in coal company building
1 year, 4 months ago

China: 26 killed, 38 injured after fire breaks out in coal company building

India TV News  

At least 26 people were killed and 38 others injured after a fire broke out at a building of a Chinese coal mining company in the Shanxi province on Thursday morning, according to authorities. According to news agency Xinhua, the fire erupted through the second floor of the four-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City. A total of …

Fire at a Chinese coal mining company kills 26 people, injures dozens more
1 year, 4 months ago

Fire at a Chinese coal mining company kills 26 people, injures dozens more

LA Times  

China continues to rely overwhelmingly on coal from mines like this one, in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, for power generation. A fire erupted in a coal company building in a northern Chinese city Thursday, killing 26 people and injuring dozens of others, state media said. The building belongs to Yongju Coal Company and is in Lvliang city in northern …

Fire at coal mining company offices kills 25 people in China
1 year, 4 months ago

Fire at coal mining company offices kills 25 people in China

Al Jazeera  

The blaze appears to have started in a building containing offices and dormitories in Luliang city of Shanxi province. At least 25 people have died in a fire at the offices of a coal mine company in northern China. The fire broke out on Thursday morning at the Yongju Coal Industry Joint Building in the country’s top coal-producing hub of …

Explosion in coal mine in northern China leaves 11 dead, several injured
1 year, 7 months ago

Explosion in coal mine in northern China leaves 11 dead, several injured

India TV News  

Explosion in coal mine in northern China leaves 11 dead, several injured A total of 90 miners were in the shaft at the time of the explosion, which is still under investigation, the provincial Department of Emergency Management reported on social media. At least 11 people were killed when an explosion took place in a coal mine in northern China, …

China: 4 killed, 5 injured after explosion at steel mill in Yingkou
1 year, 9 months ago

China: 4 killed, 5 injured after explosion at steel mill in Yingkou

India TV News  

China: 4 killed, 5 injured after explosion at steel mill in Yingkou The city's Emergency Management Bureau affirmed that a blast furnace had exploded on Thursday at the Yingkou Iron and Steel Co. Ltd, reports AP. China explosion: Barely a day after a cooking gas explosion claimed 31 lives at a barbecue restaurant in China's Yinchuan city, four people were …

Building collapses, gas blasts, mine cave-ins and more. Deadly accidents are commonplace in China
1 year, 9 months ago

Building collapses, gas blasts, mine cave-ins and more. Deadly accidents are commonplace in China

The Independent  

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China conducts nationwide inspections amid second mine disaster in space of a week
2 years ago

China conducts nationwide inspections amid second mine disaster in space of a week

The Independent  

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5 die in SW China mine as hope fades for 47 trapped in north
2 years, 1 month ago

5 die in SW China mine as hope fades for 47 trapped in north

The Independent  

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5 dead, 48 missing after large Chinese mine collapses on workers
2 years, 1 month ago

5 dead, 48 missing after large Chinese mine collapses on workers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Chinese president Xi Jinping has called for "all-out efforts …

5 killed, dozens missing in coal mine collapse in northern China
2 years, 1 month ago

5 killed, dozens missing in coal mine collapse in northern China

LA Times  

Five people are dead and dozens are missing after an open-pit mine collapsed in northern China, shown in this surveillance camera image aired by Chinese broadcaster CCTV. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “all-out efforts in search and rescue” and for “ensuring the safety of people’s lives and property and maintaining overall social stability.” Images of the collapse distributed by …

China mine collapse: Toll rises as rescuers search for missing
2 years, 1 month ago

China mine collapse: Toll rises as rescuers search for missing

Al Jazeera  

At least six people have died and 47 remain unaccounted for two days after a mine collapsed in northern China. Authorities in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region have ordered inspections at all opencast mines, as the death toll from this week’s mine collapse in the region rose to six and as the search continued for 47 people who are still …

At least 10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 4 rescued
2 years, 3 months ago

At least 10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 4 rescued

The Hindu  

At least 10 miners died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Friday and four others were rescued, officials said. All of the survivors experienced shortness of breath and were evacuated for further treatment,” said Octavianto, a spokesperson for the local search and rescue agency, who like many Indonesians uses only one name. In April, an …

Death toll rises to 41 in Turkey coal mine explosion
2 years, 5 months ago

Death toll rises to 41 in Turkey coal mine explosion

Associated Press  

AMASRA, Turkey — Funerals for miners killed in a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey began Saturday as officials raised the death toll to at least 41 people. Separately, Turkish police said in a statement that legal action would be taken against 12 people who allegedly shared provocative content about the mine explosion to incite hate on social media. Turkey’s …

Death Toll from Turkish Coal Mine Explosion Reaches 40, One Miner Still Missing
2 years, 5 months ago

Death Toll from Turkish Coal Mine Explosion Reaches 40, One Miner Still Missing

News 18  

The death toll from a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey rose to at least 40 people Saturday, officials said. Preliminary assessments indicated that the explosion was likely caused by firedamp, which is a reference to flammable gases found in coal mines, Donmez said overnight. Separately, the Turkish police headquarters said in a statement that legal action would be taken …

At least 41 killed in Turkey coal mine explosion, officials say
2 years, 5 months ago

At least 41 killed in Turkey coal mine explosion, officials say

LA Times  

Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, right, helps a coffin covered with a Turkish flag of one of the miners killed in a coal mine explosion during his funeral in Amasra, Turkey, on Saturday. Funerals for miners killed in a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey began Saturday as officials raised the death toll to at least 41 people. Separately, Turkish …

Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll rises to 28; rescue operation underway
2 years, 5 months ago

Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll rises to 28; rescue operation underway

India TV News  

Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll rises to 28; rescue operation underway Turkish coal mine blast: Energy Minister Fatih Durmaz said rescue efforts continued for 15 people with a majority of them in the mine’s gallery where a fire still burned. Highlights An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 25 people Rescuers working through night …

Poland: Several dead in coal mine explosions
2 years, 11 months ago

Poland: Several dead in coal mine explosions

The Hindu  

Suspected methane blasts have killed at least five people and injured 20 others in a coal mine in southern Poland, authorities said on April 20. Mining company JSW said 13 teams were involved in a rescue operation to find several workers who are still missing. Polish PM mourns 'tragedy' "A tragedy happened here today,'' Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told …

Russia: Survivor found after Siberia mine disaster kills more than 50
3 years, 4 months ago

Russia: Survivor found after Siberia mine disaster kills more than 50

The Independent  

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Russia mourns more than 50 dead in Siberia coal mine tragedy
3 years, 4 months ago

Russia mourns more than 50 dead in Siberia coal mine tragedy

Al Jazeera  

Little chance of finding more survivors after worst mining accident in Russia in more than 10 years, say officials. A Siberian mining region has begun three days of mourning after more than 50 people died in a coal mine accident and a rescue effort that ended in tragedy. The miners were killed on Thursday when coal dust caught fire, and …

At least 3 dead in apparent gas explosion in north China
3 years, 5 months ago

At least 3 dead in apparent gas explosion in north China

The Independent  

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Rain-triggered landslide hits coal mine in Pakistan; 4 killed
3 years, 8 months ago

Rain-triggered landslide hits coal mine in Pakistan; 4 killed

India TV News  

A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains at a coal mine in Southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan province has killed at least four workers. The workers were digging for coal deep inside the mine and got trapped after the landslide hit the mine located in the Shahrag area of Harnai district on Saturday. Sultan Muhammad Lala, the president of the Balochistan Coal …

12 killed, 150 injured in powerful gas explosion in central China
3 years, 9 months ago

12 killed, 150 injured in powerful gas explosion in central China

India TV News  

At least 12 people were killed and 39 seriously injured Sunday after a gas line explosion tore through a residential neighborhood in central China. Responders to the early morning blast in the city of Shiyan in Hubei province sent more than 150 people to the hospital, according to officials quoted by state media. The Shiyan explosion came a day after …

China mine explosion: Death toll rises to at least 10
4 years, 2 months ago

China mine explosion: Death toll rises to at least 10

The Independent  

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China mine rescue: 11 miners brought to surface after two weeks trapped underground
4 years, 2 months ago

China mine rescue: 11 miners brought to surface after two weeks trapped underground

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eleven gold miners trapped by …

Trapped worker dies as rescuers try to save 21 in China mine
4 years, 2 months ago

Trapped worker dies as rescuers try to save 21 in China mine

The Independent  

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China miners: 12 trapped but still alive, note passed out of exploded gold mine reveals
4 years, 2 months ago

China miners: 12 trapped but still alive, note passed out of exploded gold mine reveals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 12 workers trapped …

Gold mine explosion in China traps 22 workers underground
4 years, 2 months ago

Gold mine explosion in China traps 22 workers underground

Al Jazeera  

Damaged communication signal prevented rescuers from contacting the trapped miners following the accident in eastern Shandong province. Chinese authorities have sent rescue workers to a gold mine in the country’s northeast after 22 workers were trapped underground following an explosion, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. In a social media post, the state-run Global Times newspaper cited Shandong authorities …

11 coal miners shot dead, four others wounded by gunmen in Balochistan's Machh
4 years, 2 months ago

11 coal miners shot dead, four others wounded by gunmen in Balochistan's Machh

Firstpost  

Karachi: At least 11 coal miners from Pakistan’s Shia Hazara community were killed and four others injured on Sunday by unidentified gunmen who initially kidnapped them in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, in the latest targeted attack on the minority communities in the country. According to media reports, an initial investigation has revealed that the attackers identified the miners …

China Coal Mine Accident Toll Climbs to 23, One Rescued
4 years, 3 months ago

China Coal Mine Accident Toll Climbs to 23, One Rescued

News 18  

The death toll due to a carbon monoxide leak inside a coal mine in southwest China has gone up to 23, while one person has been rescued, officials said on Sunday. The dead are among 24 people trapped underground by excessive levels of carbon monoxide gas at the coal mine, where they were dismantling equipment in a pit. The Diaoshuidong …

18 miners killed due to excessive carbon monoxide level at coal mine in China
4 years, 3 months ago

18 miners killed due to excessive carbon monoxide level at coal mine in China

India TV News  

Eighteen of the 23 workers were killed in a coal mine in China due to an excessive level of carbon monoxide, local officials said on Saturday. The accident happened at around 5 pm on Friday at the Diaoshuidong coal mine in the district of Yongchuan in Chongqing Municipality, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Eighteen miners were confirmed dead due to …

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