What the records say
- When
- 2012
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 26.58° N, 101.70° E
- Description
- 2012 gas explosion in Panzhihua, Sichuan Province, China
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Xiaojiawan coal mine disaster
2012 gas explosion in Panzhihua, Sichuan Province, China
The Xiaojiawan coal mine disaster was a mining accident which happened on 29 August 2012 at the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located in Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, China. It was the deadliest mine accident since the 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion. As a result of a gas explosion in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, at least 46 miners were killed. 51 were sent to hospital with seven in critical condition.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “At least 26 miners are killed and 21 still missing after Wednesday's blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, China”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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