53 rescuers pulled out of southwest China mine, 5 workers trapped
July 29th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by BNO News
PU'AN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Fifty-three rescuers were pulled out after being trapped in a mine where five miners remain missing in southwestern China, local authorities said Friday.The group of fifty-three rescuers ... Read more...
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Elevator crashes at mine in eastern China, killing 13
March 17th, 2012 - 2:14 am ICT by BNO News
LUCHENG TOWNSHIP, China (BNO NEWS) -- Thirteen mine workers were killed on early Thursday morning when an elevator fell out of control and slammed into the bottom of an iron ore mine ... Read more...
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Shaft collapses at coal mine in southwest China, killing 5
September 25th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by BNO News
KUNMING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Five people were killed on late Saturday afternoon when a shaft collapsed at a coal mine in southwest China, state-run media reported on Sunday. Two others were ... Read more...
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China completes test of underground refuge chamber in bid to reduce mining casualties
August 26th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- China has completed the first manned test of a permanent underground chamber which can shelter miners in the event of an accident, state-run media reported on Friday. It ... Read more...
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US asks citizens to move out of Japan
March 17th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.17 (ANI): The United States has expressed alarm over Japan's nuclear crisis and urged Americans living within 80 kilometers of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to leave the area.
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Japan has 48 hours to avoid another Chernobyl: Experts
March 17th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.17 (ANI): A French nuclear safety official has warned that Japan runs the risk of experiencing a catastrophe that could be worse than the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in the ... Read more...
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