Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province resulted in 82 fatalities, making it the country's deadliest mining accident since 2009. The death toll was revised down from an initial report of 90, with local officials explaining that confusion at the scene and an unclear worker count led to the inaccurate early figure. At the time of the explosion, 247 workers were underground, with 128 injured and hospitalised, 35 uninjured, and two individuals still unaccounted for. The Liushenyu mine, owned by Shanxi Tongzhou Coal Coking Group, has been closed along with the company's other three mines, and its executives have been detained. President Xi Jinping called for a thorough investigation and efforts to treat the injured, while the state-run People's Daily urged greater attention to safety in production to prevent future incidents. In fullChina mine blast death toll revised to 82Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Coal mine explosion leaves 82 dead in China’s worst mining disaster since 2009
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province resulted in 82 fatalities, making it the country's deadliest mining accident since 2009. The death toll was revised down from an initial report of 90, with local officials explaining that confusion at the scene and an unclear worker count led to the inaccurate early figure. At the time of the explosion, 247 workers were underground, with 128 injured and hospitalised, 35 uninjured, and two individuals still unaccounted for. The Liushenyu mine, owned by Shanxi Tongzhou Coal Coking Group, has been closed along with the company's other three mines, and its executives have been detained. President Xi Jinping called for a thorough investigation and efforts to treat the injured, while the state-run People's Daily urged greater attention to safety in production to prevent future incidents. In fullChina mine blast death toll revised to 82Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
