Eighteen people have been killed, while one person survived, in a coal mine accident in Chongqing Saturday morning, according to the local rescue team.
The rescue is still ongoing.
Twenty-four people were trapped in Diaoshuidong Coal Mine in Yongchuan district, Chongqing, on Friday afternoon at around 5 pm after a carbon monoxide overrun accident occurred.
The coal mine has been closed for more than two months. The coal company organized workers to dismantle the underground equipment without the permission from the related department.
After the accident, some Chongqing officials rushed to the scene as soon as possible to organize public security, emergency, fire and other departments at the municipal and district levels to carry out rescue work for trapped individuals. The cause of the accident is under further investigation.
A rescuer gauges the density of carbon monoxide in the smog at the coal mine accident site in Yongchuan district of Chongqing, Southwest China, Dec 4, 2020. Eighteen miners were confirmed dead due to excessive level of carbon monoxide in a coal mine in Chongqing, local authorities said Saturday. [Photo/Xinhua]
A rescuer prepares to gauge the density of carbon monoxide at the coal mine accident site in Yongchuan district of Chongqing, Southwest China, Dec 4, 2020. Eighteen miners were confirmed dead due to excessive level of carbon monoxide in a coal mine in Chongqing, local authorities said Saturday. [Photo/Xinhua]
Rescuers work at the site of a coal mine accident in Yongchuan district of Chongqing, Southwest China, Dec 4, 2020. Eighteen miners were confirmed dead due to excessive level of carbon monoxide in a coal mine in Chongqing, local authorities said Saturday. [Photo/Xinhua]
Workers check and fix the wires at the coal mine accident site in Yongchuan district of Chongqing, Southwest China, Dec 5, 2020. Eighteen miners were confirmed dead due to excessive level of carbon monoxide in a coal mine in Chongqing, local authorities said Saturday. [Photo/Xinhua]
