State Council supervises probe into fatal mine accident
By Li Hongyang | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-09-25 14:37
The Office of the Work Safety Commission under China's State Council is supervising an investigation into an accident that killed 16 people in a coal mine in Panzhou city, Guizhou province on Sunday, the Ministry of Emergency Management said.
The local government set up an on-site command center to coordinate the rescue efforts.
Guizhou Daily reported that preliminary investigations suggest that the accident was caused by a fire in the transport conveyor belt. The temperature and gas levels in the affected area have returned to normal.
