Wednesday 21 November 2012

Toxic Gas Leaves 5 Dead in NW China Mine - CRIENGLISH.com

Toxic gas inside a copper mine has left five workers dead in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

The accident occurred around 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday when the workers, all from Wenzhou No. 2 Pit Engineering Company, were working at Dadi Mining Company in Lueyang County, according to a statement from the county government.

An initial investigation showed that a worker surnamed Feng entered a shaft that has been sealed for half a year to fetch clothes that he had left there before the shaft was sealed.

Toxic Gas Leaves 5 Dead in NW China Mine - CRIENGLISH.com

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