21 people die in China coal mine fire

According to Xinhua, at least 21 people dead and one missing in coal mine fires happened at 20:11 pm in Heilongjiang province, southeastern China.

The fire occurred on the evening of 20:11 at a coal mine in the city of Ji Xi, Heilongjiang Province. According to rescuers, the time of the incident are 38 employees working in the mines, in which 16 people were able to escape. Authorities also said the blaze then be controlled and extinguished. Currently rescuers searching for the missing persons and search cause the incident.

Workers who escape from a fire in the coal mine in the city of Ji Xi, Heilongjiang Province, China today 20:11.

China is the largest coal producing country but also the world as a country with the number of cases of serious mining accidents least claimed hundreds of lives each year. Particularly, in 2014 there were more than 900 people died in mining accidents in China. In Heilongjiang province, January 7.2015 also recently struck a coal mine accident that killed 4 people.


Labour safety is becoming serious problem for China. The media said that the corruption and profiteering caused reduced labor safety, led to many serious accidents in this country.

(People of Vietnam)

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