Beijing, Feb 16 (IANS) All small-scale coal mines were suspended in China's Hunan province following a fatal blast that killed nine people, authorities said on Thursday.
Starting Wednesday, coal mines with annual capacity of less than 300,000 tonnes suspended operation for two weeks for safety inspections, according to a senior provincial official.
The blast occurred on Tuesday at the Zubao coalmine in Lianyuan city, Xinhua news agency reported.
A total of 29 people were working underground, 16 of whom managed to escape from the shaft. A further four were rescued, with three of them injured.
(This story has not been edited by Social News XYZ staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
About VDC
Doraiah Chowdary Vundavally is a Software engineer at VTech . He is the news editor of SocialNews.XYZ and Freelance writer-contributes Telugu and English Columns on Films, Politics, and Gossips. He is the primary contributor for South Cinema Section of SocialNews.XYZ. His mission is to help to develop SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgement towards any.