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On 12 January 2024, a coal mine explosion occurred in Pingdingshan, in central China's Henan Province. [1] The incident was described as a possible explosion of coal and gas and occurred around 14:55 local time (06:55 GMT). The death toll in the incident has reached 13 while three people are still missing. [2] [3]
22 February – 2024 Lixinsha Bridge collapse: Five people are killed when a ship rams the Lixinsha Bridge in Guangzhou. [8] 24 February – 2024 Nanjing building fire: A fire at an apartment block in Nanjing kills 15 people. [9] 28 February – China urges the world's largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty. [10]
A fire erupted in a coal mining company building in a northern Chinese city on Thursday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 38, Chinese state media reported. Rescue personnel evacuated dozens ...
At least 38 people were injured in the blaze, which broke out at 6:50 a.m. (2250 GMT Wednesday) at the four-storey Yongju Coal Industry Joint Building in the country's top coal-producing hub of ...
Preliminary investigation showed the accident occurred around 2:55 p.m. local time due to a coal and gas outburst at the mine, which is owned by China's Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining. According ...
Due to low safety standards and poor enforcement, building fires and similar deadly incidents are common in China. Recent examples included the Yingcai Boarding School fire on 19 January 2024 where 13 children were killed in a school dormitory sparking outrage among social media users.
It is a big source of greenhouse gas emissions by China. China's installed coal-based power generation capacity was 1080 GW in 2021, [1] about half the total installed capacity of power stations in China. [2] Coal-fired power stations generated 57% of electricity in 2020. [3] Over half the world's coal-fired power is generated in China.
The Huaneng Group, one of five big Chinese state utilities, is building a $1.9 billion 4 gigawatt coal and power project in the northwestern region near the city of Qingyang, with the aim of ...