Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a thorough investigation and accountability of those responsible, after the deadly gas explosion happened Friday evening at the Liushenyu coal mine in the province of Shanxi.

A devastating gas explosion at the Liushengyu coal mine in Shanxi province has claimed eight lives. Thirty-eight workers remain trapped underground following the incident late…

An explosion in a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 82 people, with some still unaccounted for, state media say. President Xi Jinping has demanded an "all-out"…

Almost 40 people are still trapped underground in a coal mine in northern China. President Xi Jinping has called for an all-out effort to search and rescue those missing.

Xi tells authorities to 'spare no effort' and orders investigation

The blast in Shanxi province happened shortly after the mine had issued a carbon monoxide alert.

The explosion happened at Changzhi city’s Liushenyu coal mine, according to official news agency Xinhua, and 201 people have been brought safely to the surface.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi province killed eight people and left 38 trapped…

A rescue operation is underway

Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue efforts after blast at mine in northern Shanxi province

Xi orders all-out rescue effort after deadly Shanxi coal mine explosion

A gas explosion at a China coal mine in Shanxi province has killed 82 people, with rescuers searching for more missing. President Xi Jinping calls for inve

Rescuers still searching “intensively” for 9 missing; Xi calls for thorough investigations into incident.

The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi province has jumped to 90, state media CCTV reported on Saturday.

Six emergency rescue teams consisting of 345 personnel have since been sent to the scene, the Xinhua state news agency reported on Saturday.

Six emergency rescue teams consisting of 345 personnel have since been sent to the scene, the Xinhua state news agency reported on Saturday.

A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province killed 90 workers, with Chinese President Xi Jinping ordering an all-out rescue effort.

President Xi Jinping has called on authorities nationwide to learn from the incident.

BEIJING, May 23 — The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province has jumped to 90, state media CCTV reported on Saturday.The gas...

Rescue operations continuing as president Xi Jinping orders investigation into cause of incident

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