CHINA-SHANXI-LYULIANG-COAL MINE COMPANY-BUILDING-FIRE (CN)

CHINA-SHANXI-LYULIANG-COAL MINE COMPANY-BUILDING-FIRE (CN)

(231116) -- LYULIANG, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters try to put out a fire at a building of the Yongju coal mine company in Lyuliang City, north China's Shanxi province, Nov. 16, 2023. As of 2 p.m. Thursday, 26 died and 38 were injured after a fire broke out Thursday morning at a building of a coal mine company in north China's Shanxi Province, authorities said. The fire ripped through the second floor of the four-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City. The on-site rescue operation ended at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, according to the information office of the city government. (Xinhua)

CHINA-SHANXI-LYULIANG-COAL MINE COMPANY-BUILDING FIRE (CN)

CHINA-SHANXI-LYULIANG-COAL MINE COMPANY-BUILDING FIRE (CN)

(231116) -- LYULIANG, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters try to put out a fire at a building of a coal mine company in Lyuliang City, north China's Shanxi Province, on Nov. 16, 2023. Death toll has risen to 26 after a fire broke out Thursday morning at a building of a coal mine company in north China's Shanxi Province, according to rescuers. The fire ripped through the second floor of the five-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City. Rescue efforts are underway, according to local authorities. More than 60 people have been sent to a local hospital for treatment. The building belongs to the private Yongju coal mine company. (Xinhua)

China's Bijie balances growth, green drive

STORY: China's Bijie balances growth, green drive DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Guizhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIURONG, Project manager of Guizhou Yongju Eco-Agriculture Co., Ltd. 3. various of workers and farmers in Guizhou 4. various of views in Guizhou 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JUN, Party official of Jinxing Village 6. various of workers and farmers in Guizhou 7. various of views in Guizhou 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIN JI, Head of local breeding base 9. various of views in Guizhou STORYLINE: Bijie City was one of the areas most severely affected by rocky desertification in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, the city has been striving to balance ecology protection and economic growth. With green transformation, Bijie completed the afforestation of 7.17 million mu (478,493 hectares) and reclaimed 862.69 square kilometers of rocky desertification from 2017 to 2022. During the same p