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2 detained over fatal mine accident in E China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-13 22:28

HEFEI -- Two senior officials of a gold mine have been detained after the death of five miners in Anhui Province Sunday, the local work safety authority said Friday.

The detained were in charge of technology and work safety management of Maijie Mining Co. Ltd. in Dongzhi County, Chizhou City, according to the provincial work safety supervision administration.

Nine officials of the company are under police custody.

Six maintenance staff suffocated while working in a mining pit of the company Sunday. One was rescued.

The mine was ordered to suspend operation for safety reform last October. It resumed production last month without official permission.

The miners entered a shaft that lacks ventilation facilities, neglecting safety rules.

All mines in the county have been closed for inspection.