ULAN BATOR, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Foreign laboratories have confirmed that the quality of the processed fuel of Mongolia meets safe standards, according to a statement by the Mongolian State Professional Inspection Agency on Monday.
In early October, Mongolia sent samples of the processed fuel to three countries for laboratory tests after several people died and dozens of others have been hospitalized in Ulan Bator since the beginning of last month due to allegedly burning processed coal to keep warm.
"Laboratories in China, Russia and South Korea confirmed that the samples of our processed fuel meet the qualified standard," the agency said in a statement.
Relevant officials of Mongolia believed that the reason why people have been poisoned is related to broken stoves and chimneys and wrong usage of the processed fuel.
On May 15, a government ban on domestic use of low-grade coal in Ulan Bator came into force, with the aim of reducing air pollution.
Since then, households in the city have been supplied with processed fuel instead of raw coal.
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