April 24 Water floods Tengda Mine in Jiaohe , Jilin killing 30

October 3 A gas explosion at Hebi coal mine in Henan kills 34

November 6 A gypsum mine in Xingtai, Hebei collapses, killing 37

November 13 An explosion at a PetroChina-controlled petrochemical factory in Jilin city kills eight and pollutes the Songhua River, affecting drinking water for millions of people for days

November 27 An explosion at the Dongfeng Mine in Qitaihe , Heilongjiang , kills 171

December 2 A flood at a coal mine in Xinan county, Henan , kills 42

December 15 A fire in Liaoyuan Central Hospital in Jilin kills 37

December 22 A gas explosion in Dongjiashan Tunnel in Sichuan kills 44

2006

May 18 A flood at Xinjing Coal Mine in Zuoyun county, Shanxi kills 56

June 28 A gas explosion in Wulong Mine in Fuxin , Liaoning kills 32