Three others injured in incident that took place in Chongqing municipalityChina: seven miners killed after skip plummets down mine shaftSeven miners were killed and three others injured in an accident at a coal mine in south-western China, state media reported. Three injured miners were rushed to hospital following the accident, which took place in Chongqing municipality. China coal mine fire kills more than 20 Read moreThe cause of the incident is still under investigation. In December 2016, explosions in two separate coal mines in the Inner Mongolia region and in north-eastern Heilongjiang province killed at least 59 people. According to the country’s national coal mine safety administration, the China saw 375 coal mining-related deaths in 2017, down 28.7% year-on-year.

Source: The Guardian December 16, 2018 03:22 UTC