World's Deadliest Mining Accidents

	World's Deadliest Mining Accidents Other news from china First Published: Saturday, March 02, 2013, 10:56 Beijing: Eight miners have been killed in a colliery blast in southwest China. The accident happened yesterday at the Liangshuigou Coal Mine in Muzhuo township of Zhenxiong county, according to the county's publicity bureau. manager managed 20 miners to work in the mine without any safety check. Mining has always been a risky occupation, especially in developing nations and countries with lax safety standards. Here are the deadliest mine accidents in the world. - See more at NEWSLIVE Benxihu Colliery This iron and coal mine started under dual Chinese and Japanese control in 1905, but the mine was in territory invaded by the Japanese and became a mine using Japanese forced labor. On April 26, 1942, a coal-dust explosion -- a prevalent hazard in underground mines -- killed a full third of the workers on duty at the time: 1549 dead. A frenzied effort to cut off the ventilation and seal the mine to kill the fire reportedly left many unevacuated workers who initially survived the blast to suffocate to death. It took 10 days to remove the bodies -- 31 Japanese, the rest Chinese -- and they were buried in a mass grave. Tragedy struck China again when 682 died on May 9, 1960, in the Laobaidong colliery coal dust explosion. Courrières mine disaster A coal-dust explosion ripped through this mine in Northern France on March 10, 1906. At least two-thirds of the miners working at the time were killed: 1099 died <b>...</b>	From: ApriIFool Views: 1 0 ratings
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