according to the wechat public account of the "ministry of emergency management of the people's republic of china", at about 8:10 on september 24, a belt fire occurred underground in the shanjiaoshu coal mine in panzhou city, liupanshui city, guizhou province, resulting in 16 deaths.
after receiving the report, wang xiangxi, minister of the ministry of emergency management, immediately made arrangements and sent huang jinsheng, member of the party committee of the ministry of emergency management and director of the national bureau of mine safety supervision, to lead a working group to the scene to guide the rescue and disposal, requesting full guidance and assistance in local search and rescue work. , strictly prevent secondary disasters, further verify the situation, and make every effort to comfort family members, deal with the aftermath, and other handling tasks. at the same time, it is necessary to guide and urge all localities to draw inferences from one example, pay close attention to the implementation of responsibility measures, conduct in-depth investigation and rectification of hidden safety risks, and resolutely prevent major accidents.
at present, accident investigation and aftermath processing are being carried out in an orderly manner. the state council safety committee decided to supervise the investigation and handling of the accident, thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident, and strictly pursue accountability in accordance with laws and regulations.
