At least 90 people were killed and hundreds more injured after a gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi, state-controlled media said on May 23.
The blast happened Friday evening at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County while about 247 workers were working underground, according to state-controlled media.
Local authorities initially reported eight fatalities and 38 workers still trapped underground, while 201 workers had been brought to safety. Officials now say the death toll has jumped to 90, with more than 120 people injured.
It’s the country’s worst mine disaster in over 16 years.
Rescue operations are underway, and the cause of the explosion remains under investigation. Shanxi is China’s coal-mining heartland….Â
At Least 90 People Killed After Coal Mine Blast in China, State Media Reports
