Operation to cap gas well set for Saturday

Home>>China

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, December 26, 2003

Operation to cap gas well set for Saturday

The operation to cap the No. 16 well of the Chongqingbei gas field, which blew Tuesday, leaving at least 191 people dead, has been postponed till 10 a.m. Saturday.

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

The operation to cap the No. 16 well of the Chongqingbei gas field, which blew Tuesday, leaving atleast 191 people dead, has been postponed till 10 a.m. Saturday.

The decision was made by a work team dispatched by the State Council after consulting Chongqing Municipal government and the China National Petroleum Corporation, which operates the field.

Questions?Comments? Click here

Rescue operations reinforced at gas blowout site

Survivors display obvious symptoms of gas poisoning

1,500 rescuers comb for victims of gas well blowout

>> Full Coverage

Trade war? A buying spree for cheap Chinese goods ( 55 Messages)

Humanization reform gets started in prison in China ( 2 Messages)

China develops IPv6 technology to tackle IP address exhaustion ( 3 Messages)

Returned overseas students to work in government ( 2 Messages)

EU considers lifting 14-year-old ban on arms sales to China ( 8 Messages)