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21 people killed in oil tank explosion and coal mine accident in China

More than 70 police officers and firefighters joined the rescue.

An injured miner is transferred to hospital after a coal mine collapsed in Tiechanggou township, China’s Xinjiang regional capital of Urumqi Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. (Source: AP photo)

Around 21 people were killed and eleven were reportedly injured in two separate incidents in China.

Five people were killed after an oil tank truck exploded in China’s central Hubei Province, local authorities said on Saturday.

Three others were injured in the accident that took place last night in Zigui County, according to the local government.

The oil tank truck overturned and then exploded, killing the driver and nearby villagers.

Three houses were severely damaged by the explosion, state-run Xinhua new agency reported.

More than 70 police officers and firefighters joined the rescue.

In yet another incident, sixteen workers were killed and 11 others injured after a coal mine collapsed in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The accident occurred in the regional capital Urumqi late last night when 33 workers were working underground.

Six of them managed to escape, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The injured workers have been hospitalized.

The cause of the accident is being investigated in an orderly manner, the report said.

First uploaded on: 25-10-2014 at 10:25 IST

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