Police are investigating suspected safety violations
Police in Vietnam are investigating suspected safety violations by the owners of a quarry where 18 people died in a massive rockslide last week, official media have reported.… Read more »
(AFP/File)5 Apr, 2011
AFP
HANOI (AFP) – Police in Vietnam are investigating suspected safety violations by the owners of a quarry where 18 people died in a massive rockslide last week, official media reported on Tuesday.
At the time, police said continuous rain might have caused the boulders to tumble at Len Co quarry in Nghe An province of north-central Vietnam on Friday.
But initial investigations found alleged negligence by the quarry's owners, Chin Men Co Ltd, and company boss Phan Cong Chin, 47, the Vietnam News reported.
"Despite being warned by local authorities several times, he did not abide by labour safety regulations," Thai Van Binh, deputy police chief of the province's Yen Thanh district, was quoted as saying.
The quarry was being incorrectly mined, a government report cited by Vietnam News said.
At the end of their investigation police will hand the file to prosecutors who decide whether or not the case is complete and should be sent to court.
Deadly accidents frequently occur in quarries of the communist country where labour and safety regulations are often disregarded.
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