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Latest China Coal Mine Explosion Kills 11
07 February 2012
A gas explosion that ripped through the Diaoyutai coal mine in Sichuan province in southwest China killed 11 workers and injured six others.
One worker remains missing after the explosion. The cause of the accident is under investigation, but such accidents are usually caused by a failure to ventilate methane gas from the shaft.
According to official statistics, in 2010, 2,433 people died in coal mining accidents in China – a rate of more than six workers every day. However, labour rights groups say the true figure may be much higher, as mine companies cover up accidents to avoid fines and costly mine closures.