45 people held accountable for gold mine explosion

17:26, February 23, 2021

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  45 people held accountable for gold mine explosion

  Rescuers work at the explosion site of a gold mine in Qixia city, East Chinas Shandong province, Jan 25, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)Forty-five people have been held accountable for Jan 10 explosion at a gold mine in Qixia, Shandong province, according to authorities.Twenty-two miners became trapped more than 600 meters underground after blasts ripped through a gold mine under construction in Qixia, East Chinas Shandong province, on Jan 10.After the accident, rescuers rushed to the site in race against time to save the miners. After more than two weeks of relentless rescue work, 11 miners were rescued. However, they were unfortunately unable to save 10 miners, and one is still missing.

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  Six dead in gold mine accident

  Photo: China DailySix people died in a fire-related accident early Wednesday morning as workers conducted equipment maintenance at a gold mine in Zhaoyuan, a county-level city in Yantai, Shandong province, Zhaoyuans information office said.Four workers were saved and lifted out of the mine following the accident, which occurred at about 6 am. They are in stable condition and in hospital for medical observation.Liu Jiayi, Party chief of Shandong, arrived at the site at noon and urged rescuers to spare no effort and use every means to search for those missing.The search work was completed by 5 pm, after the bodies of four people initially missing were found.The gold mine, in the town of Xiadian, started production in 1990, according to information on the Zhaoyuan government website. An investigation into the accident is underway.Last month, an explosion at another gold mine in Yantai led to the deaths of 10 miners, with one still unaccounted for. Eleven others were rescued after being trapped underground for two weeks.