Blasting operations at a quarry have been suspended, injuring two people and damaging dozens of houses.
(Baonghean.vn) - During the inspection, the interdisciplinary team discovered that the company's stone mining plan was not in accordance with the approved design, so they decided to suspend the blasting activities.
On the afternoon of April 7, Mr. Tho Ba Re - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ky Son district said that the interdisciplinary inspection team had just conducted an inspection at the quarry of Hong Truong Company Limited in Kim Da village (Pha Danh commune). The inspection team included representatives from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment; Department of Construction, Department of Industry and Trade and Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
After the inspection, the delegation initially discovered a number of violations at this quarry. Accordingly, the company's stone mining plan was not in accordance with the approved design. "Specifically, the design required mining in flat layers, but the company instead mined in vertical layers," said Mr. Re.
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Hong Truong Company Limited has just been suspended from drilling and blasting for stone exploitation. Photo: Tien Hung |
In addition, according to regulations, the stone mining blasting team must have a blasting practice certificate issued by the Department of Industry and Trade. However, at the time of inspection, the enterprise could not present this certificate.
After the inspection, the interdisciplinary team decided to suspend drilling and blasting activities of Hong Truong Company Limited. "The interdisciplinary team has assigned the commune and district authorities to closely monitor and not allow this enterprise to continue blasting for stone mining. If there is any violation, the quarry will be closed," said the Vice Chairman of the Ky Son District People's Committee.
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A house devastated after a mine explosion. Photo: Tien Hung |
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A rock fell on a house, damaging a motorbike. Photo: Tien Hung |
Previously, asNghe An Newspaper has reportedOn the afternoon of April 3, Hong Truong Company Ltd. detonated rocks to mine rocks as usual. However, the blast sent rocks flying hundreds of meters, injuring 2 people and damaging 23 houses and many household items.