According to local authorities, a fire that started at the Shanjiaoshu Coal Mine in southwest China at around 8:10 a.m. on Sunday has claimed the lives of no less than 16 persons.
Despite the fact that the fire was put out, the Panzhou City government stated in a notice placed on its website that "after preliminary verification, 16 people have no vital signs." The conveyor belt caught fire, according to the preliminary findings, the notice stated.
About 3,600 kilometers (2,250 miles) southwest of Beijing, the Panzhou City mine is located.
Even though safety in China's mining industry has improved recently, accidents still happen regularly and are typically caused by a lack of strict adherence to safety procedures, particularly in the most primitive locations.
Numerous persons and vehicles were trapped under a mound of debris in February after a coal mine collapsed in Inner Mongolia's north. Authorities withheld the ultimate death toll for several months before disclosing that 53 individuals had died.
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