While most most of China drinks the night away celebrating the founding of the People's Republic, festivities were cut short in Fenngcheng this morning as news came of the death of seven people in a mine accident.
State run media agency Xinhua reported that four people were killed immediately when's gas explosion ripped through the mine at around 5:45am. Workers were mining coal at a depth of 2847 feet underground, and hopes for any survivors were dashed as reports of high levels of gas came out.
Jiangxi is located in the south east of the country, and, while it's relatively rich in mineral resources, the province has the lowest wages in China. Serving as the production base of rare earth mineral extraction in China, a number of officials were arrested this year for running illegal mining operations. Going for as much as 400,000rmb per ton, the precious metals are at the center of a major tightening of regulations in a increasingly corrupt sector of industry where safety concerns are often implemented as an afterthought.
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