Deaths 'concealed' in coal mine
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The State Council will launch full investigations into two gas blasts at a coal mine in Jilin province that involve concealing the number of dead from the first blast, China's work safety watchdog announced.
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The Babao Coal Mine in Baishan. [Photo: Xinhua] |
The Babao Coal Mine in Baishan saw two explosions in four days in the last two weeks, and reports by authorities said 29 people were killed in the first blast and seven in the second.
However, the provincial government said on Sunday that another seven deaths from the first gas explosion on March 29 were deliberately not reported by the coal mine.
The investigation team, led by Yang Dongliang, director of the State Administration of Work Safety, will launch a thorough investigation and also vowed to bring those responsible to justice, the administration said.
The provincial government also announced a list of seven dead rescue workers and miners who were concealed from the initial report.
According to an official with the provincial government, coal mine officials lied about the number of deaths after the first blast before a whistle-blower reported it to provincial authorities.
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