China News Agency, Urumqi, December 24. The reporter learned from the Emergency Management Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that at about 13:40 on December 24, West Gold Yili Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Axi Gold Mine) in Yining County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang was producing During the process, an underground collapse accident occurred. When the accident occurred, a total of 40 people were working underground. Among them, 22 people went up the well safely and 18 people were trapped.

  After the accident, Xinjiang, Yili Prefecture, and Yining County quickly launched emergency plans, organized emergency, mine professional rescue, fire rescue, health and other forces to rush to the scene, established an on-site emergency rescue headquarters, and carried out rescue work.

The main leaders of the Xinjiang government attach great importance to it, and demand that an emergency response to major production safety accidents be launched immediately, to rescue the trapped people and minimize casualties; to conduct search and rescue in a scientific and safe manner to prevent secondary disasters; to organize strong medical treatment forces to ensure Get timely medical treatment.

The person in charge of Xinjiang has led emergency, firefighting, health and other department personnel to the scene to guide the local mobilization of rescue forces and equipment to carry out rescue work with all their strength.

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