陕西蒲城尧头斜井煤矿瓦斯爆炸事故导致29名矿工被埋井下 煤矿, 瓦斯

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瓦斯爆炸导致29名矿工被埋井下 Gas explosion traps 29 Chinese miners


BEIJING, China (AP) -- A gas explosion in a mine shaft at a coal mine in northern China has trapped 29 miners, a state news report said Thursday.

The mine blast occurred late Wednesday in a shaft at Yaotou mine in central Shaanxi province, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

Emergency workers launched a rescue effort immediately after the blast, Xinhua said.

China's coal mines are the world's deadliest, with numerous fires, floods and other disasters killing an average of 13 miners a day. Many accidents occur in small mines with low safety standards or in mines operated illegally.

Accident cover-ups also are common. The head of China's workplace safety agency said officials underreported casualties in nine major accidents in the first quarter of 2007.

China is the largest producer and consumer of coal, which has fueled its economic boom and accounts for 70 percent of its energy consumption.


中文报道:
位于陕西省东北部的澄城县尧头斜井煤矿二十九日晚间二十时左右发生一起瓦斯爆炸事故。井下当班三十六人，有七人安全升井。其余二十九人被困，正在搜救之中。目前已发现一具遇难矿工的遗体。

澄城地处陕西省渭北高原，洛河之畔，秦晋豫黄河金三角经济协作区腹地。澄城古为雍州之地，春秋属晋，汉名徵县，北魏太平年间始得其名，沿袭至今。矿产资源富集，其中煤炭地质储量达四十亿吨。澄城县尧头斜井始建于一九七0年三月,属地方国有煤矿，年生产能力三十三万吨。该矿“六证”齐全。

据悉，事故发生后，陕西省煤监局、澄城县政府有关部门迅速组织人员进行搜救。澄城县政府已连夜对该县所有煤矿实施停产整顿，事故原因正在进一步调查之中。