China's Memorable Moments from 2005

214 Killed in Coal Mine Blast

Family members of trapped miners are waiting anxiously for latest rescue news outside the Sunjiawan Colliery of the Fuxin Coal Industry Group. A gas-blast occurred there on February 14, 2005 and trapped 574 miners underground. It claimed a total of 214 lives, making it one of the deadliest mining accidents in Chinese history.

·	35 Confirmed Dead in Flooded Henan Colliery
·	Death Toll Rises to 90 in Hebei Colliery Blast
·	Coalmine Blast Kills 134 And Trapped 15 in Heilongjiang
·	List of Unqualified Collieries Released
·	Mine Accidents Kill 24
·	Death Toll Rises to 31 in Gypsum Mine Collapse
·	China Earmarks 32 Billion Yuan for Coalmine Safety
·	Rescue Stops in Guangdong Coal Mine, 123 Dead
·	Coal Mine Accidents Kill 32 in 4 Days
·	Mine Blast Investigation Concludes
·	Officials Held Accountable for Mine Disaster
·	Chongqing Coal Mine Blast Kills 18
·	214 Confirmed Dead in Liaoning Mine Blast
·	Shanxi to Close Low-output Coal Mines
·	NE China Coal Mine Blast Another Lesson Drawn in Blood
·	Mine Disaster Rescue Operations Continue

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