Across China: Guangxi
China Daily | Updated: 2008-11-05 07:54
Smoker caused fatal blast
The explosion on Oct 10 at a coal mine in Heshan, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, that left nine people dead was caused by someone lighting a cigarette, the regional coal mine safety administration said yesterday.
Gas inside the mine ignited when a miner lit a cigarette, which is prohibited, it said.
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