seven people they lost their lives and many people were injured after an accident in a coal mine It is located in Liaoning province in northeastern China, according to local media reports. The incident occurred on June 27 and “deliberately concealed” by the mining companyThe Occupational Safety Department of Fuxin town, where the accident occurred, reported this Wednesday, according to government agency Xinhua.
Local authorities received information about the accident on Tuesday, seven days after the incident, and then formed a group to investigate what had happened. The 7 injured people are being treated in hospitals.
Mines, and especially coal wells, where China produces about 60% of its energy, continue to record a high accident rate in the Asian country, although the number of fatal accidents has decreased significantly in recent years.