Sudden coal and gas outburst blast kills 20 and leaves 17 trapped on 16 Oct 2010 in Yuzhou City, Henan province China.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11557581
why did coal accidents in Henan province of China always occur "sudden coal and gas outburst"? this is not true. the real roots of accident is corruption of Mr.ZHAO Tiechui administration.
A follow-up investigation led to a series of corruption cases in Henan province to state level, Mr.ZHAO's men promoted until recently deadly accidents occurred again in Pingdingshan city of Henan province then dismissed. the official added:"It's an open secret that bureaucrats shield one another and local merchants."http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-01/495948.html
please compare with investigated conclusion of Daping coal mine accident dead 148 miners on 21 Oct 2004 in Xinmi city, Henan province, China.
The ultimate cost of corruption is in those mines that cut corners on safety and get away with it until the next deadly accident.
Today Yuzhou's accident;'s result may be same with investigated report of Daping Co. Ltd. the true reason of accidents in Henan is corruption. because Mr.ZHAO Tiechui is from Henan province. most of Henan coal mines are under his umbrella for illegal operations. Mr. ZHAO provided a shield for illegal mine owners by accepting bribes or investing in the coal mines, preventing the unqualified mines from being closed or ordered to stop production. for example: Xinmi city Xiazhuanghe coal mine had been merged with Xinmi Jinxing Coal Mine that it became Xinmi Xinxing Coal Mine.even so many victims petitioned to Beijing many years, but nothing can affect illegal coal mines' operations. instead, they arrested petitioners, for example: ZHANG Fuqin' case (Dongwadian Village of Chengguan Town of Xinmi City) and Zhengzhou Mifeng Paper-Making Co. Ltd.(Xinzhuanghe village of Xinmi City).
By the early 2000s, Henan's accidents in the Chinese mining industry became more prominent in the public eye. Daping coal mine accident is one of deadliest accidents in China. the officials were in charged of coal mines during that time. They showed a "weak legal consciousness" about the regulations and abused their power to seek personal gain, resulting in frequent coal mine accidents and chaos in the coal industry especially in Henan province.
For example: Mr. LI Endong's CV (quotation)
Oct, 1990-- July 1993, Zhengzhou coal mine group, director of managers management department whist deputy Chairman of Xinmi People Congress.May 2000 ---March 1998, The secretary of Communist Party of China (CPC) committee of Zeng coal group. The Daping coal mine is part of Zheng coal group.
Feb 2003 --- May 2000, The deputy secretary of CPC Henan Coal mine administrative Bureau (Henan CMAB)whist deputy director of Henan Coal mine administrative Bureau.
March 2008 --- Feb 2003, the head of Henan CMAB whist the secretary of CPC committee of Henan CMAB.
21st April 2008, the mayor of Pingdingshan city (ZHAO Tiechui's hometown).
1st Oct 2010, resigned the mayor because "4.22" accident of Pingdingshan Henan have been concealed by those corrupt communist officials' group. http://96mfpbloodshedincident.blogspot.com/2010/09/unpublished-reports-in-china-why.html.
Please read following the Daping accident to understand corruption in Henan Coal Mine industry:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1529511&show=html
21 October 2004
Coal mine, Xinmi, Henan Province, China
The death toll of the Daping coal mine gas blast climbed to 62, as rescuers found two more bodies there last night. The whereabouts of 86 others are still unknown. A total of 298 miners managed to escape after the blast happened, while the rest were trapped underground. The provincial government has quickly organized the rescue operation while a 14-member working team of the State Council, headed by Secretary-General of the State Council Hua Jianmin, arrived at the mine yesterday afternoon. As of 2318 hrs, the death toll had risen to 62, 55 died from suffocation, but 86 others are still missing. Local source said the trapped miners are mostly from Henan Province, and that the survival chance for the missing is quite slim.
22 October 2004. More than 200 workers had been killed in a gas explosion deep underground in China. The disaster happened close to midnight on Wednesday (20 October) in the Daping coal mine near Xinmi city in central Henan province, while hundreds of workers toiled at change of shift time. A total of 56 bodies had been recovered by last night and more than 100 rescuers were deep in the mine searching for 148 people still missing but presumed dead.
27 October 2004. The death toll from China’s worst coal mine accident in four years rose to 129 today, the government said, as rescuers searched for 19 more missing miners. The blast occurred on 20 October at the Daping Mine near the central city of Zhangzhou. Rescuers looking for the missing workers have had to dig through rubble and drain water from a 1,200 metre-long passage. They “are still searching for the other 19 missing miners, whose survival chances are slim,” the official Xinhua News Agency said. Authorities have not said what caused the explosion.
30 October 2004. Experts began their underground investigation yesterday afternoon into the cause of last week’s deadly gas explosion at the Daping Coal Mine in central China’s Henan Province. A total of 24 investigators, dispatched by the State Council to the state-owned coal mine in Xinmi City, entered the mine. So far, 141 bodies of trapped miners have been recovered. Li Jiucheng, an investigator and head of the provincial coal industry safety supervision bureau, said that all hidden dangers underground were under control.(Li Jiucheng was arrested last year for corruption http://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-story-of-corruption-in-chinas-coal-mines-2010-07-08 ) The rescue work will continue, Li said, as seven miners are still missing, and the “face fall” at the No 13121 operation platform has not been cleared. Of the 141 bodies, 108 have been identified.
15 November 2004. Chinese authorities say a massive coal mine blast last month that killed 148 people was sparked after mine operators failed to realise that extending the mine’s shaft would greatly increase its gas level, state media reported yesterday. Insufficient ventilation in the mine allowed the gas to build up and mix with fresh air, and the explosion was ignited by sparks from mine machinery, government-run newspapers and the Xinhua News Agency said. It occurred “deep in a complicated stratum” inside the mine, Xinhua said. When mine operators extended the shaft, gas rushed out, it added, citing Zhao Tiechui, deputy head of the State Administration of Production Safety.
