Energy-hungry China warns of more industrial accidents - Reuters

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Energy-hungry China warns of more industrial accidents

Reuters
Wednesday, May 9, 2007; 1:40 AM

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top safety official said the country's
demand for energy to feed its booming economy could lead to a
rebound in accidents in what is already the world's deadliest mining
industry, state media said on Wednesday.

Last year more than 4,700 people died in explosions, floods and
other mining accidents, a decline of more than 20 percent from
the year before.

But Li Yizhong, head of the State Administration of Work Safety,
warned that China's quest for energy resources could further spur
illegal mining operations and tempt companies to flout safety rules,
the China Daily reported.

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Yu's comments followed a spate of lethal accidents in China's coal-
rich northern Shanxi province last week.

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