17 Killed In China Coal Mine Accident

Seventeen Chinese coal miners were killed when a lift used to move workers fell down a shaft, state media reported, the latest deadly mishap in the country’s accident-prone coal-mining industry. The accident occurred Thursday when a cable supporting a mining cage caught fire, causing the rig to tumble down into a state-operated coal mine in … Read more

32 Reportedly Killed In Mine Explosion

Of the 181 people working in the mine at the time of the blast, 149 managed to survive An explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region killed 32 people on Saturday, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Of the 181 people working in the mine at the time of the … Read more