Mine blast death toll rises to 44
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> 44 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="retrieved">retrieved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p>"<span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="search">search</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="miners">miners</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pit">pit</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mu">Mu</span> <span word="Fei">Fei</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Panzhihua">Panzhihua</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 154 <span word="miners">miners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xiaojiawan">Xiaojiawan</span> <span word="Coal">Coal</span> <span word="Mine">Mine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Panzhihua">Panzhihua</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="around">around</span> 5 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 108 <span word="survivors">survivors</span>, 54 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2009. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Yin">Yin</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>.</p><p><span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="probing">probing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span>, <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Coal">Coal</span> <span word="Mine">Mine</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span>, <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>, <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Supervision">Supervision</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="All">All</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Unions">Unions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="malpractice">malpractice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="miners">miners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="sensor">sensor</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="drilled">drilled</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> - <span word="so">so</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fu">Fu</span> <span word="Jianhua">Jianhua</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Coal">Coal</span> <span word="Mine">Mine</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span>.</p>
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