Death toll rises to 7 in SW China coal mine blast

Time:2019-08-05 09:47:18 Source: xinhuanet.com

Seven people were killed in a coal mine blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said Friday.

As of 4:10 p.m. Friday, the last trapped person was rescued from the mine and showed no signs of life. A total of seven people were killed with a solitary survivor in the accident.

The explosion happened at 4 p.m. Wednesday in a coal mine in Liangyan Town, the city of Bijie. Eight people were trapped when the gas explosion occurred.

The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.

Index	RMB/t	DoD	Basis	Date
Datong 5500	700	0	ex-mine	05-04
Shuozhou 5200	680	0	FOR	05-04
Ordos 5500	700	0	ex-mine	05-04
Yulin 6200	780	0	ex-mine	05-04
Liulin Low-sulphur	900	0	ex-mine	05-04
Gujiao Low-sulphur	1770	-50	FOR	05-04
Xingtai Low-sulphur	2360	0	ex-Factory	05-04
Yangquan PCI	1280	-30	FOR	05-04

Index	RMB/t	WoW	WoW%	Date
Qinhuangdao	507.0	1.0	0.20	05-04
Caofeidian	541.0	9.0	1.69	05-04
Huanghua	216.9	12.4	6.06	05-04
Guangzhou	291.2	3.0	1.04	04-27
coastal 6PPs	1629.8	44.7	2.82	07-02
North Ports	2697.8	53.0	2.00	02-01
Yangtze River delta	1242.5	-74.7	-5.67	02-01
South Ports	2233.4	-216.0	-8.82	02-01