Multiple violations set stage for 22 deaths at mine

Multiple violations are believed to have led to the deaths of 22 people at a mine in Xiliin Gol League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Saturday morning.

Twenty-eight other people were injured in the incident at a silver, lead and zinc mine operated by Yinman Mining Co and were hospitalized, according to local authorities on Monday.

A shuttle bus carrying 50 miners to a shaft crashed into the side of the tunnel after a brake failure.