Mining company blamed for blast
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Poor">Poor</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 45 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><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="also">also</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="mines">mines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="stricter">stricter</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 5 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 29 <span word="at">at</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="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, 154 <span word="miners">miners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>. <span word="Forty">Forty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>, 54 <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ventilation">ventilation</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="malfunctioned">malfunctioned</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lacked">lacked</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span>; <span word="explosives">explosives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stockpiled">stockpiled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unauthorized">unauthorized</span> <span word="depth">depth</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Yuntao">Yuntao</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="department">department</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="Work">Work</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="custody">custody</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>' <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="compensated">compensated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="varied">varied</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="miners">miners</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="miners">miners</span>' <span word="families">families</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($157,800) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span>."</p><p><span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Dongliang">Dongliang</span>, <span word="head">head</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="Work">Work</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span>, <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disorderly">disorderly</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>.</p>
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