China Coal Accident Prompts Nationwide Checks on Mine Safety
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The deadly coal mine accident in northern China last week has triggered nationwide safety checks, sparking concerns that the supply of the nation’s mainstay fuel could be disrupted just as demand is recovering.
China’s ministry of emergency management has dispatched 20 squads across the country to conduct inspections in order to prevent any further incidents, it said in a statement on Friday evening. Rescue efforts at the site in Inner Mongolia have been hampered by a landslide that followed the initial mine collapse on Wednesday that buried over 50 people and left six dead.