Shanxi coalmine explosion kills 82, highlighting safety failures in China's traditional industries
By
The Economist
Even the toaster can't save this one.
Summary
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coalmine in Shanxi province, China's worst mining accident since 2009, killed 82 workers, injured 128, and left two missing. The disaster highlights the stark contrast between China's rapidly advancing high-tech industries and its older, dangerous industrial sectors that still lack basic safety procedures. Rescue efforts were hampered by inaccurate maps that omitted hidden tunnels, underscoring systemic safety failures in traditional industries.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIT WAS LIKE the bad old days.
Stories of fathers and sons lost mining the coking coal used to make steel for the country's skyscrapers and cars were a reminder that even as China conquers new technologies, millions of its people still depend on older, more dangerous industries.
Rescue efforts hampered by maps that omitted hidden tunnels.
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