Six killed in fire at gold mine in eastern China (updated)

China Gold International Resources

17/02/2021 10:46

(Updates death toll, adds background)
    Feb 17 (Reuters) - Six people were killed in a fire at a
gold mine in eastern China's Shandong province, while four
others were rescued, state media reported on Wednesday.
    The fire occurred at around 6 a.m. local time (2200 GMT on
Tuesday) during maintenance at the Caojiawa gold mine in the
city of Zhaoyuan, the official Xinhua news agency reported,
citing local authorities.
    Ten miners were trapped by the fire, Xinhua said, adding
that the four who were rescued had been sent to hospital for
medical treatment.
    The fire was the second major incident at a Shandong gold
mine in little over a month.
    In January, 11 workers trapped by an explosion at the Hushan
mine were dramatically pulled out alive after spending two weeks
underground.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2JZ025
    At least 10 miners were killed, however, prompting
authorities to launch more safety inspections.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2K00HX
    China's mines are among the world's deadliest. The country
recorded 573 mine-related deaths in 2020, according to the
National Mine Safety Administratio

 (Reporting by Chen Aizhu; additional reporting by Tom Daly;
Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Kim Coghill)
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