China mine blast leaves 74 dead

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Thursday, 8 December

2005, 06:01 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China mine blast leaves 74 dead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rescuers are

looking for at least 32 miners missing

 

 

 

A

gas explosion at a Chinese coal mine has killed 74 miners and 32 are still missing,

state media report.

The explosion ripped through the pit in the privately run

colliery in Tangshan in the north of Hebei Province.

It was the third fatal accident in two weeks, making a mockery

of repeated government vows to improve coal mine safety, a BBC correspondent

reports.

China's mining industry is

one of the most dangerous in the world, with more than 6,000 miners dying

last year.

This latest accident is just the latest in a grim litany of

disasters in China's coal mines, the BBC's Louisa Lim

reports from Beijing.

China's government is

struggling to clean up the mining industry, announcing repeated safety

campaigns.

However, the booming economy has pushed up coal prices, putting

mines under pressure to step up production, and mines often operate

illegally.

This string of accidents highlights the powerlessness of the

central leadership to improve matters, our correspondent says.

'Unregistered

miners'

The explosion occurred on Wednesday

at the Liuguantun mine near Tangshan City, 165km (100

miles) from Beijing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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