Monday, November 5, 2012

New Zealand Mine Disaster Could Have Been 'Prevented'


An official report says many warning signs were ignored before one of New Zealand's worst mining disasters. Twenty-nine miners died in November 2010, when the Pike River coal mine exploded. An investigation has found there were 21 warnings that the levels of methane gas were too high inside the mine premises  The commission has now recommended that New Zealand revise its health and safety standards. Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone explains.

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