Date: March 26, 2021
Location: Shanxi Province (China)
Address: Unknown
Type: Potential Dust Explosion
Fuel: Coal Dust
Industry: Coal Mining
Equipment: Unknown
Company: Unknown
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: Four Killed
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The coal mine was not identified in any press coverage of the incident.
Incident Description:
On March 26, 2021, Lomazoma reported a coal mine explosion in Shanxi Province, North China.
At least four miners were killed when the explosion occurred. Authorities later announced that their bodies had been recovered by 10:35 a.m. Beijing time.
They explained that the accident took place when 12 workers were digging an underground tunnel for a coal mining company. Eight workers were rescued and the rest remained trapped until their bodies were recovered.
Sources:
Lomazoma
