Time 1:50GMT Dates 1 Aug 1994 – 5 Aug 1994 | Location Guangxi, China | |
The 1994 Kenpeng mine disaster occurred between the week of August 1 to August 5, 1994, at Guangxi Kenpeng mine at the People's Republic of China.
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Mining disaster
About 8 tonnes of dynamite exploded in a warehouse at the lead and zinc Kenpeng mine, in the northern Huanjiang county of Guangxi, destroying a nearby workers' dormitory and nearly killing all inside. The blast flattened the dormitory and warehouses within 500 metres. Labour officials said Kenpeng had failed to maintain proper health and safety standards.
Fall out
More than 200 government officials from the Guangxi region were mobilised to help with the rescue work and conduct investigation. There were more than 230 people injured with a death toll of 77. The government was also short of cash and could not give the victim's families adequate financial assistance.