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Zambia: 46 dead in explosion at Communist Chinese Explosives factory

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Original Post Date: 2005-04-21  Posted By: Jan

From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 4/21/2005 5:16:56 PM
Zambia: 46 dead in explosion at Communist Chinese Explosives factory
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Zambia: 46 dead in explosion at Communist Chinese Explosives factory

From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org


Date & Time Posted: 4/21/2005 5:16:56 PM

Zambia: 46 dead in explosion at Communist Chinese Explosives factory

[The Communist Chinese play around in Africa… as do the Russians. It just does not get much airtime in the Liberal Mass Media in the rest of the world. Jan]

Lusaka – At least 46 people have been killed when a blast tore through an explosives factory at a Zambian copper mine, destroying the plant and ripping bodies apart.

“I cannot explain this tragedy which has killed 46 people so far. The entire plant has been razed. Most people were burned badly while others were just in pieces,” Mining Minister Kaunda Lembalemba said on Wednesday.

Officials said the explosion occurred at an explosives factory on the premises of the Chambishi mine, owned by China’s NFC Mining Africa. The mine itself was not affected by the blast.

The Chinese-owned Bgrimm Explosives Plant is a major supplier of explosives for Chambishi and other copper mines in Zambia.

‘I cannot explain this tragedy’
Lembalemba said Bgrimm officials had told him that there were 50 people in the plant at the time of the blast, although other people said there could have been more. “The scene was unpleasant and I shed tears when I saw the pieces of human flesh,” he added.

A witness said that four of those who died were standing more than 100m away from the plant when the blast occurred.

“It was such a big explosion that it caused extensive damage to an office block which was 100m away and killed four people who were standing by,” the witness said.

Bgrimm officials were not immediately available for comment.

Chambishi administration manager Xu Ruiyong said a mine rescue team had been joined by rescuers from the two bigger mining units, Konkola Copper Mines and Mopani Copper Mines. “Although the accident has happened within our premises, our production has not been affected,” he said.

Chambishi officials said in March that the mine was on course to produce 65 000 tons of copper concentrate in 2005, up from 49 054 tons in 2004. The mine was also on track to start production of finished copper during 2005.

NFC Africa is 85 percent owned by China Non-Ferrous Metals Industries Foreign Engineering and Construction Group.

Zambia’s ZCCM Holdings holds the remaining 15 percent stake. – Reuters

This article was originally published on page 4 of The Star on April 21, 2005

Source: Independent Online (IOL)
URL: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=68&ar…/p>


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