China Mine Explosion Kills at Least 82 as Shanxi Rescue Effort Continues
Officials revised the toll lower from earlier reports, with more than 120 hospitalized and two missing.
HONG KONG | A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi, Shanxi province, killed at least 82 people, AP reported, making it one of China’s deadliest mining disasters in years.
Local authorities said more than 120 people were hospitalized and two remained missing. Officials said the mine operator committed serious violations, while the State Council dispatched an investigative team.
Additional Reporting By: Associated Press
What this means
The key follow-up is whether investigators identify specific safety failures, whether the missing are found and whether regulators order wider inspections across Shanxi’s coal sector.