Nine dead, one rescued in northern China's mine cave-in

Record ID: 1960024

  • Title: Nine dead, one rescued in northern China's mine cave-in
  • Date: 18th January 2017
  • Summary: SHUOZHOU CITY, SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA (JANUARY 17, 2017) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (CCTV - Broadcasters: NO ACCESS CHINA Digital: NO ACCESS CHINA) TRAIN TRACKS RESCUERS WALKING VARIOUS OF RESCUER DRIVING FORKLIFT TO CARRY TIMBERS RESCUERS AND RESCUE VEHICLES AT SITE RESCUE VEHICLES AT SITE SHUOZHOU CITY, SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA (JANUARY 18, 2017) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (CCTV - Broadcasters: NO ACCESS CHINA Digital: NO ACCESS CHINA) RESCUERS CARRYING WORKER ON MINING CART RESCUERS STANDING NEAR AMBULANCE RESCUERS CARRYING WORKER TO AMBULANCE AMBULANCE DRIVING AWAY SHUOZHOU CITY, SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA (JANUARY 17, 2017) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (CCTV - Broadcasters: NO ACCESS CHINA Digital: NO ACCESS CHINA) DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING COAL MINE SITE
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  • Keywords: China accident cave coal death mine rescue
  • Location: SHUOZHOU CITY, SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA
  • City: SHUOZHOU CITY, SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA0015ZLXGSL
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
    Nine workers were killed and one rescued after a coal mine collapsed in northern China's Shanxi province, state media reported on Wednesday (January 18).
    The accident happened at 10:45 a.m. (0245 GMT) on Tuesday (January 17) at the Danshuigou colliery in Shuozhou City, when ten miners were working underground, state broadcaster CCTV said.
    The only survivor was rescued early on Wednesday and is now in a stable condition in hospital, CCTV added.
    It added that the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
    Shanxi, the country's top coal producer, accounts for about a quarter of coal production in China. The province currently supplies coking coal to China's top steel mills and also exports to Japan and Korea.
    Coal accounts for almost two-thirds of China's energy consumption, but its mines are among the world's deadliest, due to lax enforcement of safety standards.
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