Coal mine mishap triggers checks

Racing against time: Rescuers working at the collapsed open pit coal mine in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia. More than 600 people were killed in mining accidents in China in 2022. — AP

THE deadly coal mine accident in northern China last week has triggered nationwide safety checks, sparking concerns that the supply of the nation’s mainstay fuel could be disrupted just as demand is recovering.

China’s ministry of emergency management has dispatched 20 squads across the country to conduct inspections in order to prevent any further incidents.