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10 blamed for Xi'an subway collapse
By Wang Yu (皇冠体育app Daily Shaanxi Bureau)
Updated: 2009-08-12 17:53

The cause of the August 2 Xi鈥檃n subway collapse has been determined with 10 people found accountable for the deaths of two people in the collapse.

An investigation panel into the incident found the tragedy was the result of a lack of protective measures taken out during construction of the foundation and inefficient supervision. Continuous rainfall and poor natural geological conditions accelerated the collapse, according to the panel.

The collapse took place at the Sajinqiao subway station, which was still under construction, on August 2. Two workers, who had been buried under dirt for three hours later died in hospital.

皇冠体育app Railway No 2 Engineering Group and the Beijing Railway Supervision Corporation are being held responsible for the accident. Both have been disqualified in bidding for the construction of the Xi鈥檃n subway for two years.

Ten people, including engineer Wu Dong and security official Zhang Mingli from the Xi'an subway project department of 皇冠体育app Railway, were dismissed and had their professional credentials revoked.

Chief security official Zhong Jiajian, who was also dismissed, will face relevant legal obligations for the incident.