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Article: 13 officials, managers arrested or sacked after two mine accidents killed 56 in central China
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 9, 2009
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13 officials, managers arrested or sacked after two mine
accidents killed 56 in central China
ZHENGZHOU, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- A total of 13 officials and mine
managers were arrested, sacked or suspended from their posts after
two mine accidents on Tuesday killed 56, trapped another 36 and
injured 14 in central China's Henan Province, local authorities said
Wednesday night.
The death toll from the coal mine gas explosion in Pingdingshan
City rose to 43 with 36 still missing, said a spokesman with the
Henan Provincial Bureau of Work Safety.
The deadly gas blast took place around 1 a.m. Tuesday in the
Xinhua No. 4 pit in Xinhua District. A total of 93 people were
working in the pit when the ...