Authorities investigate safety lapses after China coal mine blast kills at least 82
Authorities are investigating safety violations at a coal mine in northern China following a deadly explosion that killed at least 82 people. Rescue efforts are ongoing, with reports of missing miners and many hospitalized due to toxic gas exposure. The incident has prompted calls for accountability and a comprehensive inspection of the coal mining sector in the region.
- ▪The explosion occurred at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, Shanxi Province.
- ▪Rescue workers are facing challenges such as flooded tunnels while searching for missing miners.
- ▪Chinese President Xi Jinping has demanded a thorough investigation into the incident.
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers pass by an ambulance in the aftermath of an explosion at Changzhi city's Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, northern China's Shanxi Province, May 23, 2026. CAO YANG / CAO YANG/XINHUA VIA AP Authorities in northern China were investigating a coal mine operator with a focus on safety lapses, as rescuers searched for those missing in the country's deadliest coal mine explosion in recent years that killed at least 82 people. An Associated Press reporter on Sunday, May 24, witnessed police and security guarding the entrance to the mining facility located in Qinyuan county in the city of Changzhi as emergency vehicles were on site.
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