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 inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePublic outrage is intensifying in China following a deadly coal-mine explosion at the Liushenyu site in Shanxi province, which killed at least 82 people and injured over 120. Authorities said preliminary findings showed the mine operator, Tongzhou Group, had committed “serious illegal violations.”Social media users were angered by allegations that some workers lacked mandatory tracking devices, making rescue operations in the aftermath of the blast more difficult. President Xi Jinping ordered a “tough and uncompromising” investigation, with officials vowing severe punishment for those responsible.The mining accident was China’s deadliest since 2009, when 108 people died from a gas explosion at the Xinxing mine in Heilongjiang province.In fullPublic anger grows in China after devastating coal mine explosion kills 82 peopleThank 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

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Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search and rescue operations, while ordering a thorough…

A coal mine explosion in northern China has killed at least 82 people, with others still missing. President Xi has ordered an "all-out" rescue effort.

Death toll exceeds 90 after Friday night gas blast at pit in northern Shanxi province

BEIJING, May 23 — China’s government has launched an “uncompromising” investigation into a coal mine explosion that killed at least 90 people, vowing to punish those found...

The incident marks China's deadliest mining accident in years.

More than 82 people have died in a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China.

An explosion at a coal mine in China that killed at least 82 people was the result of the company involved having committed multiple serious safety violations, an early…

The Shanxi-based company has previously been fined for safety breaches and was ordered to ‘immediately’ suspend operations.

The explosion is China's deadliest mining accident since 2009

The Shanxi mine explosion left 128 people hospitalized as authorities intensified rescue efforts and launched a nationwide mining safety review.

The accident has triggered a vast rescue operation with hundreds of emergency workers, promises of an “uncompromising” investigation and an intervention from President Xi Jinping.

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…

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Chinese authorities are investigating a coal mine explosion in Shanxi province that exposed alleged violations and rescue failures.

Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into "serious breaches" of security regulations after an explosion in a coal mine left at least 82 people dead. Two people…

A catastrophic gas explosion at a Shanxi coal mine has claimed 82 lives, laying bare systemic safety failures, unpaid wages, and desperate workers forced underground despite…

Industry insiders say untracked workers, ‘hidden’ coal pits and airflow issues likely contributed to explosion that killed at least 82.

Social-media users ask why some workers weren’t wearing mandatory tracking devices and why there were twice as many of them underground as disclosed by the private mining company

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