{"id":339569,"date":"2026-05-23T20:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=339569"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:22:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:52:02","slug":"deadliest-coal-mine-explosion-in-china-in-years-kills-90-people-state-media-say-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/deadliest-coal-mine-explosion-in-china-in-years-kills-90-people-state-media-say-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills 90 people, state media say &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A gas explosion at a coal mine in China\u2019s northern Shanxi province killed at the very least 90 people, state media said on Saturday. It was the country\u2019s deadliest mining accident in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident at Changzhi city\u2019s Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday evening. Around 247 staff were on duty on the time.<\/p>\n<p>Nine miners were still unaccounted for as of Saturday afternoon, Xinhua said, and greater than 120 people were hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for the explosion was under investigation, Xinhua reported, and rescue work is pressing on with tons of of rescuers and medical personnel sent to the positioning. Among the many injured, many were hurt by toxic gas, based on state broadcaster CCTV.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an all-out effort to rescue the missing, Xinhua reported. Xi also called for the \u201cproper handling of the aftermath of the accident and urged a radical investigation into its cause, with accountability pursued in accordance with the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Xinhua later reported that those answerable for the corporate involved within the mine accident have been \u201cplaced under control,\u201d citing the local emergency management bureau.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get day by day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get day by day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you will never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An investigation team sent by China\u2019s powerful State Council, comparable to the country\u2019s cabinet, can be conducting a \u201crigorous and uncompromising\u201d probe into the deadly explosion, a separate Xinhua report said following Xi\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Wang Yong, one among the hospitalized miners, told CCTV in a video interview that he smelled sulfur \u201clike firecrackers\u201d and saw smoke. \u201cI told people to run,\u201d he said. \u201cAs I ran, I saw people being choked by the smoke. After which I blacked out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The state broadcaster also reported that blueprints provided by the coal mine didn&#8217;t match the actual layout, hampering rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on World<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The coal mine, operated by the Shanxi Tongzhou Coal &#038; Coke Group with an annual production capability of 1.2 million tons, was placed on a national list of disaster-prone coal mines by China\u2019s National Mine Safety Administration in 2024 for having \u201chigh gas content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shanxi province is referred to as China\u2019s essential\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/climate-china-renewable-energy-coal-transition-datong-616404d9c7f4dbc09d3544adaf379709\">coal mining province<\/a>. With a size larger than Greece and a population of around 34 million, the province\u2019s tons of of 1000&#8217;s of miners dug 1.3 billion tons of coal last 12 months, almost a 3rd of China\u2019s total.<\/p>\n<p>In China, coal stays a key energy source because of its lower cost and high availability, at the same time as the country accelerates its transition toward green energy. Mining disasters\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-coal-mine-disasters-accidents-deaths-83cbfc301e28f7aa487b675f31958f4a\">have been common<\/a>\u00a0although authorities had implemented measures to enhance safety over the past years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In February 2023, 53 people were killed after a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mining-accidents-china-business-725e72daad4fce61364266fe225c691d\">collapse<\/a>\u00a0at an open-pit mine in northern China\u2019s Inner Mongolia region. In November 2009, an explosion at a mine in northeastern China\u2019s Heilongjiang province killed 108, based on state media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gas explosion at a coal mine in China\u2019s northern Shanxi province killed at the very least 90 people, state media said on Saturday. It was the country\u2019s deadliest mining accident in recent times. The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident at Changzhi city\u2019s Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday evening. 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