Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hussain Ahamad Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 05/01/2024. In the application, the allegation was in respect of illegal mining of earth from the nearby agricultural field by brick kilns in an area in Muzaffarnagar district. Pits were …
A boiler explosion at a Bangladeshi garment factory killed 10 people and injured dozens, fire officials said on Tuesday, the latest mishap to hit one of the world's biggest garment producers. The mishap happened late on Monday at a plant owned by Multifabs Limited, a Bangladeshi company on the outskirts …
Mererani — Mining sector-related accidents are on a worrisome upward trend, according to a new report, which shows that 27 people lost their lives within the first five months of this year. The Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr Ally Samaje, says besides the casualties, 46 people were injured in eleven …
A gas explosion in Ghana’s Western Region has left over 100 people hospitalized. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning during the discharge of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the premises of a household utilities manufacturing company. The state-owned Daily Graphic reports that the injured persons who were all rushed to …
Johannesburg – More than 50 employees from a chemical factory in Germiston had to be rushed to hospital for respiratory problems on Monday morning after an alleged chemical leak. ER24’s Russel Meiring said they had found between 50 and 100 employees outside the factory. The type of chemical and the …
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- At least four miners were feared dead on Monday night and six others were rescued when a gold mine collapsed in Tanzania’s northern region of Mara, rescuers said. Elia Caleb, leading a team of rescuers, said the collapse at Buhemba gold mine happened when …
Mara — Three artisanal miners are believed to have died in a gold pit at the Buhemba mining area in Butiama District of Mara Re gion, the police force in Mara Region confirmed on Monday afternoon. Until yesterday noon, rescuers were still working to retrieve the dead bodies from the …
JOHANNESBURG – Harmony Gold reported on Monday that one of its employees was fatally injured in a fall of ground incident at Bambanani mine in Welkom, in the Free State, on Friday. This brings to at least five the number of mineworkers who have reportedly been killed in mining accidents …
Dar es Salaam - Two miners were killed and several others are believed missing after an illegal gold mine collapsed in northern Tanzania, the mining ministry said on Friday. At least 18 miners were illegally digging for gold in the town of Buhemba near Lake Victoria on Monday. "The shaft …
Two people died and another was seriously injured in two separate mining accidents last week. The victims had sneaked into mining caves in Rubavu and Gasabo districts. The deceased were at the time mining sand at night in Rushubi Village of Gikombe Cell in Rubavu, when they tampered with a …
SHANGHAI -- One person died and seven others were injured after a fire engulfed an aerosol factory in Shanghai on Wednesday, local authorities said. The fire broke out around 8 a.m. when workers of the plant in Songjiang district were planning to relocate the business, according to the district publicity …
CHANGSHA - A coal mine gas explosion killed two people, injured one and trapped another two in central China's Hunan Province Sunday, local authorities said. The explosion occurred in a coal mine in Shaodong County at about 3 p.m. and trapped five miners immediately. As of 8 p.m., three have …
The Centre is feeling the need to amend the rules on chemical accidents in the wake of incidents in the “recent past”. The existing rules — on manufacture, storage and import of hazardous chemicals and on chemical accidents (emergency planning, preparedness and response) were enacted in 1984 and 1996 respectively. …
While the country admitted the number of deaths increased from major coal mine accidents, state figures conflict with independent media and research reports. In a rare admission, China has acknowledged an increase in deaths from major coal mine accidents as the government presses its campaign to cut production overcapacity in …
The report contains comprehensive information on various aspects of deaths due to accidents and suicides. An elaborate analysis on causes of deaths due to accidents, inter-alia, traffic accidents; patterns & causes of suicides; distribution of profession, age, gender, education, social & economic status of victims and means & methods adopted …
SHENYANG - Two people have been confirmed dead and 11 remain missing three days after a fire broke out underground at an illegal mine in northeast China's Liaoning Province. At around 10 a.m. on Thursday, rescuers found the bodies of two victims in the shaft, according to the local rescue …
The blast in a chemical factory in Dombivli's MIDC area on May 26 has united the residents of this city. Pollution in Dombivli has always been of great concern to all residing in the area. The satellite city caught everybody's attention when there was green rain (acid rain) in the …
ZHENGZHOU - The death toll in an industrial safety accident at an aluminum plant in Central China's Henan province has risen to 11, as rescue work ended on Thursday. The accident happened at around 4:50 pm Wednesday, when 23 workers were dismantling a settling tank in the Henan branch of …
A powerful blast in a chemical factory located near a residential area in a Mumbai suburb killed five people and left 92 injured on Thursday, police officials said. The factory building collapsed after the fire and residents living nearby complained of breathing problems from the smell of the gas that …
TEGUCIGALPA – Firefighters and national emergency management office personnel continue working on Wednesday to rescue three men trapped in an artisanal mine in southern Honduras, officials said Wednesday. The rescue operation is taking place at a mine in Choluteca province, which is on the border with Nicaragua. The miners, identified …
BEIJING - Six people have been killed and one injured in a gold mine accident in northern suburbs of Beijing, local authorities said Sunday. The government of the city's Pinggu district received report on Saturday morning from the township of Jinhaihu, saying five people were trapped in a mine shaft …
