Search results

1. 29 killed as truck blast destroys bus

   Posted Mar 18th 2005, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Man Made Disaster Disaster Chow Chung-yan At least 29 people were killed when a truck loaded with explosives blew up on a mainland highway yesterday, destroying a bus carrying passengers from Shenzhen. The accident happened at about 4am near the city of Shangrao in Jiangxi . The blast was felt several kilometres away. The victims all died at the scene. Seven villagers living ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/493293/29-killed-truck-blast-destroys-bus
2. Miners forced down blazing pit 'to secure bonuses for bosses'

   Posted Dec 01st 2004, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Man Made Disaster Disaster Alice Yan Senior managers of the Chenjia-shan coal mine forced workers to descend into the blazing mine in the week before Sunday's explosion because they wanted to get a 400,000 yuan bonus each for exceeding their production target, relatives of the trapped miners said yesterday. Anger and anxiety continued to mount outside the mine as rescuers ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/480267/miners-forced-down-blazing-pit-secure-bonuses-bosses
3. Visitors climb through windows to escape flames

   Posted Sep 10th 2002, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Man Made Disaster Disaster A group of mainland visitors had to climb out of windows at a ground-floor decorating company when a fire broke out in an office in Connaught Road West, Western, early yesterday. The 14 two-way-permit holders ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/390841/visitors-climb-through-windows-escape-flames
4. Safety drive for mines to push prices higher

   Posted Feb 21st 2005, 12:00am by Elaine Chan, Eric Ng

   ... Man Made Disaster Disaster Eric Ng and Elaine Chan Cost pressures on coal will come from expenses to meet standards and tighter supply caused by expected pit closures China will compel its coal industry to spend more on safety after several high-profile mine disasters in recent months underscored how soaring demand has exacerbated substandard conditions in the nation's coal ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/489781/safety-drive-mines-push-prices-higher
5. Teen took explosives through Lo Wu to test border checks

   Posted Oct 16th 2009, 12:00am by Joyce Man

   ... the sensitivity of the border checkpoint detectors, which check for nitrogen in explosives. The teenager made the disclosure to a psychologist, whose report was handed to the juvenile court ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/695542/teen-took-explosives-through-lo-wu-test-border-checks
6. Fireman's air ran out too soon, inquest told

   Posted Aug 06th 2009, 12:00am by Joyce Man

   ... Man Made Disaster Joyce Man The fireman who died while attempting to put out a class three blaze at an electroplating factory in Tsuen Wan two years ago cried out that he had no air while escaping and shortly before falling unconscious. 'No ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/688987/firemans-air-ran-out-too-soon-inquest-told
7. Boss questioned over fatal blaze

   Posted Aug 08th 2009, 12:00am by Joyce Man

   ... Man Made Disaster Natural Disaster Joyce Man A manager at an electroplating factory where a fire broke out and killed a fireman two years ago did not know whether the factory's sprinklers were inspected regularly. Vast Tech ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/689194/boss-questioned-over-fatal-blaze
8. Fireman, worker tell inquest sprinklers failed at fatal blaze

   Posted Aug 05th 2009, 12:00am by Joyce Man

   ... of it. Wong was a healthy man who exercised regularly and did not have heart problems or breathing difficulties, his father, Wong Tak-shing, said. The fire started close ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/688863/fireman-worker-tell-inquest-sprinklers-failed-fatal-blaze
9. Trial over blocking of doors in fatal fire

   Posted Apr 16th 2009, 12:00am by Joyce Man

   ... Indictment Man Made Disaster Joyce Man The owners body of Cornwall Court - where a blaze killed two firemen in August - its chairman, and a security services company will go on trial in June for blocking off an escape route ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/676978/trial-over-blocking-doors-fatal-fire
10. Students turn to sperm donation as a means to raise funds

    Posted Mar 26th 2011, 12:00am by Fiona Tam

    ... way to earn some cash. More than 2,000 students from Guangzhou universities made deposits at the provincial sperm bank last year after it raised the 'subsidy' for qualified ...

    http://beta.scmp.com/article/742025/students-turn-sperm-donation-means-raise-funds

Pages