18 people were killed in a carbon monoxide overrun accident in a coal mine in Yongchuan, Chongqing

Continuous update丨A carbon monoxide overrun accident in a coal mine in Yongchuan, Chongqing killed 18 people and successfully rescued 1 survivor

Updated at 10:30, December 05, Beijing time

　　As of 7:00 on the 5th, 1 survivor has been successfully rescued and 18 victims were found. The search and rescue work is still in progress.

(CCTV reporter Tang Wei Chen Yang)

Updated at 07:40 on December 05, Beijing time

24 miners were trapped underground and more than ten rescue and ambulance vehicles entered the site of the incident

　　Yesterday (4th) around 5 pm, a carbon monoxide overrun accident occurred at the Diaoshuidong Coal Mine in Yongchuan District, Chongqing City, and 24 miners were trapped underground.

　　So far, more than ten rescue vehicles and ambulances have entered the core site from outside.

Diaoshuidong coal mine has been closed for more than two months

　　Early this morning, according to the latest situation obtained by the Emergency Rescue Command, the coal mine should have been shut down two months ago. However, the local mine went down to dismantle the equipment, which led to the accident.

　　Diaoshuidong Coal Mine was built in 1975 and was restructured into a private enterprise in 1998.

Rescue work is currently underway and the cause of the accident is still under investigation

　　At around 11 o'clock yesterday, people familiar with the matter revealed that the concentration of carbon monoxide in the mine was still very high and rescue was very difficult.

In order not to affect the rescue, the reporter was arranged outside the cordon, some distance from the core site. The emergency rescue headquarters conducted a live broadcast last night. The staff stayed there all night, and there were a lot of security supplies on the scene.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

(CCTV reporter Chen Yang)

Updated at 00:25, December 05, Beijing time

　　At about 17:00 on December 4, the Diaoshuidong coal mine, which was closed for more than two months in Yongchuan District, Chongqing, was shut down for more than two months. Because the company dismantled underground equipment on its own, a carbon monoxide overrun accident occurred and 24 people were trapped underground.

　　After the accident, local public security, emergency, fire and other departments carried out rescue work for trapped persons.

Cause of the accident is under further investigation.

(CCTV reporter Tang Wei Chen Yang Yubin Ling Min Zhang Bojun Liu Yu)

Released at 22:23, December 04, Beijing time

　　The reporter learned from relevant departments that an accident occurred at the Diaoshuidong Coal Mine in Yongchuan District, Chongqing this evening (December 4). Many people were trapped and are currently undergoing intense rescue.

(CCTV reporter Tang Wei Chen Yang Li Hongmiao Yu Bin Lingmin)