2009 Chongqing mine blast

Coordinates: 29°24′47″N 106°33′00″E / 29.413°N 106.55°E / 29.413; 106.55

2009 Chongqing mine blast
Time 11 am
Date May 30, 2009 (2009-05-30)
Location Chonqing, China
Casualties
30 dead
59 injured

The 2009 Chongqing mine blast was a gas explosion that occurred at a coal mine in southwestern China in Qijiang County, Chongqing, China.

Explosion

The accident happened around 11 a.m. at Tonghua Coal Mine in Anwen town of Qijiang County. 131 miners were working underground.[1] The Tonghua mine is affiliated with the state-owned Songzao Mining Bureau of Chongqing. The death toll reached 30 people according to state media with 101 miners rescued of whom 59 were injured.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Xinhuanet.com. "Xinhuanet.com." Death toll rises to 30 in SW China colliery gas burst. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
  2. ↑ Reuters.com. "Reuters.com." Gas blast at Chinese coal mine kills at least 30. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
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