Owners of Chinese mine where 82 died in blast accused of ‘serious violations’ of the law
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Owners of a Chinese coal mine where 82 people died in a blast have been accused by local authorities of serious legal violations. All four mines operated by Shanxi Tongzhou Group were immediately ordered to suspend operations as rescue efforts proceed.
The owners of a Chinese coal mine where at least 82 people were killed have been accused of “serious violations of the law” by the local government. As search and rescue operations continued through the night, Chen Xiangyang, the deputy party secretary of Changzhi in Shanxi province, said that all four mines operated by the Shanxi Tongzhou Group had been “immediately” ordered to suspend operations. “Preliminary assessment indicates serious legal violations by the coal mine enterprise involved....