Saturday 21 November 2015

THROWBACKTHISDAY; A mine explosion in Heilongjiang province, northeastern China.

                 
 
The 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion was a mining accident that occurred on November 21, 2009 near Hegang in Heilongjiang province, northeastern China. 108 people were confirmed dead.[1] A further 29 were hospitalised. The explosion occurred in the Xinxing coal mine shortly before dawn, at 02:30 CST, when 528 people were believed to be in the pit. Of these, 420 are believed to have been rescued.

THROWBACKTHISDAY ; makes it 6 years and TBT Blog remembers.

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