11 killed in gold mines

ELEVEN miners have been killed at two gold mines in central China.

Eight bodies were found after a fire trapped 18 people at the Qinling pit run by the National Gold Group.

Another worker died in hospital. Two more died as six were trapped in a neighbouring pit in Lingbao.

There is growing anger at the number of industrial accidents caused by China’s poor safety standards.

Yesterday nine people died when a platform collapsed at a power plant.