Rescue efforts continue at mine blast site

By Zhu Xingxin and Yang Zekun in Qinyuan, Shanxi and Cui Jia in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2026-05-25 00:00

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Safety inspections ordered nationwide after Shanxi gas explosion kills 82

Medical workers check on an injured miner on Saturday at a hospital in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province, after a gas explosion struck a coal mine in the county on Friday. CAO YANG/XINHUA

All-out rescue efforts continued on Sunday to locate two people still unaccounted for after a deadly coal mine accident in Shanxi province.

A gas explosion struck the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county of the city of Changzhi at 7:29 pm on Friday. A total of 82 people were confirmed dead, and two were missing.

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