The owner of a Chinese gypsum mine drowned Sunday after jumping into a
well in an apparent suicide during rescue efforts for 17 workers still
trapped two days after the mine collapsed and killed one person, state
media said.
According to AP,State media said Ma Congbo, president of Yurong Commerce
and Trade Ltd. Co., was assisting with rescue efforts on Sunday morning
when he jumped into a mine well and drowned.
Since the mine collapse on Friday, rescuers have
pulled 11 workers to safety and recovered one body. Another 17 miners
are yet to be found.Chinese authorities have typically meted out harsh
punishments, including jail sentences, to company management and local
work safety officials following major work safety disasters.
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