2013 Babao Coal Mine explosions

The 2013 Babao Coal Mine explosions occurred in the Babao Coal Mine (八宝煤矿) in Jiangyuan District of the Baishan City, Jilin, China. A total of 53 people lost their lives in the explosions. The Babao Coal Mine is a state-owned colliery under the Tonghua Mining (Group) Co., Ltd.[1]

2013 Babao Coal Mine explosions
DateMarch 29 and April 1, 2013
LocationJilin, People's Republic of China
Deaths53 dead

The first explosion occurred on March 29, 2013 at about 22:36 local time.[2] The explosion caused 36 people dead. 13 people were rescued. The original report of the first explosion was found to have hidden the death of 7 people.[3]

The second explosion occurred on April 1, 2013 at about 10:00 local time.[1] Preliminary report said that 6 people died and 11 were missing in the explosion. Later news coverage reported that all the 17 people had died in the explosion.[3] It was reported that the second accident occurred when a rescue team was despatched without waiting for instructions and having a sound plan and should have been preventable.[4]

References
  1. "6 killed in repeat Jilin colliery blast". Xinhua News Agency. 2013-04-01. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07.
  2. "吉林通化矿业集团八宝煤矿瓦斯爆炸造成28人死亡". Xinhua News Agency. 2013-03-30. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02.
  3. "国务院调查组:八宝煤矿两起事故共致53人遇难". Xinhua News Agency. 2013-04-11. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16.
  4. "吉林八宝矿难3成伤亡者为高管 为保矿擅自救援". Xinhua News Agency. 2013-04-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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