Shanghai. At least 90 people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi Province, marking the country’s deadliest mining accident since at least 2009.
The explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County while 247 workers were underground, according to state news agency Xinhua.
The mine is operated by Shanxi Tongzhou Group Liushenyu Coal Industry, a company established in 2010 and controlled by Shanxi Tongzhou Coal Coking Group, according to corporate database Qichacha.
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