Fatal mine accident man-made disaster

Editor's Note: At least 11 people are trapped in Liangbaosi coal mine in Jiaxiang county, Shandong province, after an accident on Wednesday morning. And 15 people were killed and nine injured in a gas explosion in a coal mine in Pingyao county, Shanxi province, on Monday. Beijing News comments:

An initial investigation into the explosion at Ermugou coal mine in Pingyao has revealed the owner's lack of awareness of the rule of law and poor management.

On its official website, the country's top coal production regulator said that a preliminary investigation found that the pillars in the mining section of the Pingyao coal mine were arranged in violation of regulations and the ventilators were not used correctly, resulting in a large amount of gas overflow in the goaf, which exploded when there was a spark. The accident revealed that the person in charge of the mine made a series of decisions in order to make more profit that violated the regulations.