DAILY: Shanxi's met coal jumps higher as supply concerns grow

The metallurgical coal prices in North China's Shanxi province jumped quickly on November 16, as supply concerns grew among participants after a deadly fire accident occurred at a building of a local coal company yesterday, Mysteel found.

Yesterday morning, a fire erupted in an office building of Yongju Coal Industry Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Dongtai Energy Group, in Lishi district, Lvliang city, Shanxi province, which had killed 26 people and injured at least 38 people by 20:00 Beijing time yesterday, according to report of Xinhua