China News Service, Yantai, January 24 (Yang Bing and Wang Jiaoni) On January 24, at the rescue site of the Wushan gold explosion mine in Qixia, Shandong, 11 trapped workers rose to the well. At this time, 14 days have passed since the explosion.
In the morning of the same day, rescuers found a miner in the "Middle Section 4" who was extremely weak. The miner took the lead in ascending the well at 11:13.
Subsequently, the 10 miners of the “5 Middle Section” who had been in contact before were upgraded to the well in batches.
Trapped miners rose to the shaft.
Photo courtesy of the Rescue Command
So far, of the 22 people trapped in the Qixia Gold Mine explosion accident, 11 have been lifted into the well, 1 has no signs of life, and 10 are still missing.
According to the Rescue Command, rescuers are still searching underground and will not give up as long as there is a glimmer of hope.
It is reported that rescue experts previously predicted that there was a serious blockage of about 100 meters thick from 350 meters to 446 meters from the wellhead. The obstacles were about 1,300 cubic meters and 70 tons in weight, making it extremely difficult to clear the obstacles.
On the morning of the 24th, the rescue headquarters suddenly announced that the return air shaft is expected to be opened.
At 14:00 on January 10, an explosion occurred at the Hushan Gold Mine of Shandong Wucailong Investment Co., Ltd., Qixia City, Yantai City, Shandong Province, which resulted in damage to the shaft ladders, failure of the cage to operate normally, and damage to the communication system. 22 workers were trapped and lost contact.
Photo by Yang Bing
In this regard, Xiao Wenru, chief engineer of the Mine Rescue Center of the Ministry of Emergency Management, said that according to experts’ estimates of weight and volume, it would take 15 days to get through from the progress of clearing 10 meters. A breakthrough was made on the morning of the 24th, and a hole was found in the obstacle below. , There is a big thing falling down, the progress is advancing rapidly.
As of press time, the rescue headquarters has not further released relevant rescue information such as the opening of the return air shaft.
Rescuers made great efforts.
Photo by Yang Bing
At 14:00 on January 10, an explosion occurred at the Hushan Gold Mine of Shandong Wucailong Investment Co., Ltd., Qixia City, Yantai City, Shandong Province, which resulted in damage to the shaft ladders, failure of the cage to operate normally, and damage to the communication system. 22 workers were trapped and lost contact.
Related companies reported the situation to Qixia Emergency Management Bureau at 20:05 on January 11, and there was a problem of late reporting.
On January 15, the secretary and mayor of Qixia Municipal Committee of Shandong were removed from office.
In the past few days, 22 miners trapped underground in the explosion accident of the Hushan gold mine in Qixia, Shandong have moved people. While the people are paying attention to the progress of the rescue, they are also looking forward to inquiring and investigating the causes of the accident and delayed reports.
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