China News Service, Jinan, August 20 (Sha Jianlong) According to the latest report from the People’s Government of Jiaxiang County, Jining, on the evening of the 20th, at 6:55 that day, a deflagration accident occurred in the Liangbaosi Coal Mine of the Shandong Energy Feicheng Mining Group in the county. 7 people died without rescue; 1 person was seriously injured, but his vital signs were stable; 8 people were under observation and treatment in the hospital, none of them were life-threatening.
According to the report, 19 people were on duty at the 35003 coal face in the Liangbaosi Coal Mine. All of them were upgraded to the shaft at 9:30. Among them, 16 were sent to hospital, and 3 were in normal condition. Among the medical personnel, 7 people died unfortunately despite the full rescue; another 1 was seriously injured and his vital signs are stable; 8 people are under observation and treatment in the hospital, and none of them is life-threatening.
According to the notification, the Shandong Provincial Government has established an accident handling headquarters, and the provincial government leaders and relevant departments, cities, counties, enterprises, and medical expert groups are doing their best to organize medical treatment, aftermath and other related work, and have ordered the coal mines involved to suspend production for rectification. Shandong Coal Supervision Bureau took the lead in setting up an accident investigation team. The cause of the accident is currently under investigation and related work is proceeding in an orderly manner.
On November 19, 2019, a fire accident occurred in Liangbaosi Coal Mine, which caused 11 people to be trapped. After more than 30 hours of rescue workers and the miners rescued themselves, all the trapped people were rescued safely. (Finish)