Gas Explosion At Liushenyu Coal Mine In China’s Shanxi Province Kills 82 Workers
Coal mine explosion in China kills 82, rescue efforts continue for missing.
The incident occurred at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province, northern China, where a gas explosion triggered one of the country’s deadliest industrial accidents in recent years. The disaster took place at around 7:29 pm (1129 GMT) on Friday, trapping hundreds of workers underground and prompting a large-scale rescue operation.
According to state news agency Xinhua, a total of 247 miners were working underground at the time of the explosion. Most of them were rescued and brought to the surface by Saturday morning as emergency teams rushed to the site. However, the situation quickly turned grim as authorities confirmed that at least 82 people had lost their lives in the blast.
Rescue teams continued intensive search operations for nine workers who remained missing following the explosion. Officials said efforts were ongoing to locate survivors in extremely hazardous underground conditions, while several injured workers were reported to be in critical condition due to exposure to toxic gases, including carbon monoxide.
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Footage broadcast by Chinese state media showed emergency responders wearing helmets and protective gear transporting injured miners on stretchers, with ambulances stationed outside the site. The scale of the response highlighted the severity of the explosion, which is being described as one of the most serious mining accidents in recent years in China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “all-out efforts” to treat the injured and ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the disaster. He also urged regional authorities to strengthen workplace safety measures and prevent similar incidents in the future, stressing the need for stricter enforcement of mining regulations.
Authorities have reportedly placed a senior company official under control as part of the investigation. The incident has once again drawn attention to mine safety standards in China, particularly in coal-rich regions like Shanxi, where industrial accidents continue to occur despite ongoing regulatory improvements.
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