(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-12-16 17:45

Another six people, including the mine manager, vice manager, technicians and engineers, are wanted for alleged dereliction of duty.

Also named of warrants issued by the provincial procuratorate were Zhao Jianji, for allegedly concealing those wanted in connection with the incident, and Zheng Junqiang, who is accused of destroying evidence. The warrants gave no other details on them.

It was reported that the colliery managers delayed reporting the accident to local authorities while sending another 37 workers down the shaft for rescue operations.

Local police sources said they found and detained Wang Donghai, owner of Xinyao coal mine on Saturday, who allegedly went into hiding after the blast occurred.

The management company's legal representative, Wang Hongliang, who exercised management over the coal mine, was also caught in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province, on Friday.

The accident is believed to be the nation's second deadliest mining accident this year. In August, 181 miners died when heavy rains flooded two mines in eastern Shandong Province.

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