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Four local officials are being investigated for “dereliction of duty” in two coal mine blasts that killed 53 people last spring, according to a report on Tuesday by Xinhua, the state news agency. The double blasts, in Jilin Province of northeast China, were among the worst recent coal mine accidents. The Xinhua report named the officials as Li Shijun and Zhang Yuzhong, both former officials with the Work Safety Bureau in Baishan City, and Xu Shengxue and Wang Yuxi, former officials with the Baishan branch of the provincial Bureau of Coal Mine Safety.Four local officials are being investigated for “dereliction of duty” in two coal mine blasts that killed 53 people last spring, according to a report on Tuesday by Xinhua, the state news agency. The double blasts, in Jilin Province of northeast China, were among the worst recent coal mine accidents. The Xinhua report named the officials as Li Shijun and Zhang Yuzhong, both former officials with the Work Safety Bureau in Baishan City, and Xu Shengxue and Wang Yuxi, former officials with the Baishan branch of the provincial Bureau of Coal Mine Safety.

style="Y" title="ASIA">The first explosion, on March 29, killed 36 people at the Baobao Coal Mine in Baishan. The provincial government ordered the mine to halt operations, Xinhua reported, but the Tonghua Mining Group, a state-owned company, continued to operate it. Then an explosion on April 1 killed 17 more people. The four suspects were accused of failing to detect the company’s breach of safety regulations and allowing the mine to continue operating under “dangerous conditions.” All four suspects have been detained.

 The first explosion, on March 29, killed 36 people at the Baobao Coal Mine in Baishan. The provincial government ordered the mine to halt operations, Xinhua reported, but the Tonghua Mining Group, a state-owned company, continued to operate it. Then an explosion on April 1 killed 17 more people. The four suspects were accused of failing to detect the company’s breach of safety regulations and allowing the mine to continue operating under “dangerous conditions.” All four suspects have been detained.