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Deaths from coal mine gas explosions drop in China, but still too many
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-04 10:40
China still faces "arduous" and "complicated" task of preventing coal mine gas explosions although the national death toll fell by a quarter in the first ten months.
Coal mine gas explosion deaths dropped 22 percent year-on-year to 551 between January and October, but severe accidents had not been under effective control, a national meeting was told on Wednesday.
The meeting ordered coal mine owners and local authorities to attach greater importance to tightening safety measures as the winter peak season for coal consumption was approaching.
The latest tragedy took place at the state-owned Xinxing Coal Mine in the northeastern Heilongjiang province which claimed 108 lives on November 21.
