At least 82 people have died and nine workers remain missing after a massive gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province, making it one of the country’s deadliest mining disasters in the past decade.
The explosion took place late Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, where 247 workers were reportedly underground at the time of the accident. Rescue teams continued search operations on Saturday as authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the blast.
#UPDATE The death toll from a fatal coal mine gas explosion in North China’s Shanxi province has risen to 82, with another nine people missing, local authorities said on Saturday. (Video: Xinhua) https://t.co/EDNoiqW3Ys https://t.co/DRyAyQbJXB pic.twitter.com/yD2Di30RV9
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