Death toll rises in Sichuan coal mine explosion
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> 28 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="miner">miner</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="mines">mines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="Provincial">Provincial</span> <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Taozigou">Taozigou</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Luxian">Luxian</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Luzhou">Luzhou</span>, <span word="when">when</span> 108 <span word="miners">miners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="underground">underground</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, 81 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="affiliated">affiliated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Luzhou">Luzhou</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="College">College</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="theinjured">theinjured</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="burns">burns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fractures">fractures</span>. <span word="Late">Late</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <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="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="unauthorized">unauthorized</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taozigou">Taozigou</span> <span word="coalmine">coalmine</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Luzhou">Luzhou</span>.</p>
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