The owner commits suicide after mine collapse in China

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The owner of a gypsum mine in China killed himself after the mine collapsed, occupying 17 miners inside who have been trapped for two days in the mine.

Rescuers still are trying to save the miners, reports the BBC, followed Klan Kosova.

 

One person died and four others escaped miraculously mine collapse. While the rest remained inside.

 

Cangbo Ma, owner of the company Yurong, committed suicide by drowning in a pit of the mine.

 

The motive remains unclear, but the cause may be the strengthening of punitive measures for employers who neglect the safety of workers.

 

China has a long history of industrial accidents