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Gas explosion at Chinese coal mine kills at least 90
Key takeaways
- President Xi Jinping has called on authorities nationwide to learn from the incident.
- State media Xinhua said 247 workers had been on duty underground when the blast ripped through the Liushenyu mine in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province, on Friday.
- China’s coal mines are considered among the deadliest in the world due to poor safety standards, weak regulation, and corruption as companies seek to profit from the country’s rapidly expanding economy.
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President Xi Jinping has called on authorities nationwide to learn from the incident.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Shanxi province, China By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 23 May 202623 May 2026A gas explosion at a coal mine in China has killed at least 90 people.
State media Xinhua said 247 workers had been on duty underground when the blast ripped through the Liushenyu mine in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province, on Friday.
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