RSOE EDIS: China - HAZMAT - 2009.12.28

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2009-12-28 05:11:08 - HAZMAT - China EDIS CODE: HZ-20091228-24337-CHN Date & Time: 2009-12-28 05:11:08 [UTC] Area: China, Province of Shanxi, Donggou Colliery, Jiexiu City Number of death person(s): 22 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Twelve people died when a gas pocket ignited in a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, local officials said Monday. The accident occurred at 11:30 p.m. Sunday when 16 miners were working in a shaft in the Donggou Colliery in Jiexiu City, said a spokesman with the Shanxi Provincial Work Safety Administration. The mine was expanding its annual production capacity from the authorized 30 tonnes. The workers violated a safety rule that prohibited the demolition of a wall between the shaft and a disused area of the mine where the gas was accumulated in high density, the spokesman said. The four survivors were under observation in hospital. Their conditions were unavailable. Posted:2009-12-28 05:11:08 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu