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In 2024, a Chinese mine was listed as ‘one of the severe safety hazards.’ Now, it just blew up, killing 82 as the worst mining disaster in a decade
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi province has left 82 people dead, marking the most significant mining disaster in China since 2009. Rescue teams remain on the ground as two individuals are still missing following the incident that occurred on Friday. According to the BBC, officials initially estimated the death toll to be higher, but they later revised the figure downward late on Saturday. The confusion stemmed from an incor…
Authorities investigate safety lapses after China coal mine blast kills at least 82 – by E. Eduardo Castillo and Chan Ho-him (Associated Press/Ottawa City News – May 24, 2026)
Homepage QINYUAN, China (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 witnessed police and security guarding the ...
China. A man smokes a nervous cigarette, sitting at a checkpoint, waiting for his older brother, caught in the worst mining disaster in China in nearly two decades. His 47-year-old brother and father of three children, worked at the Liushenyu coal pit in northern Shanxi province, the scene of a gas explosion that left at least 82 dead. According to state media, there were 247 workers in the mine at the time. This is the worst mining tragedy sinc…
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