China Tragedy: Coal Mine Gas Explosion Kills 82 In Shanxi Province; Rescue Operations Underway | Video
· Free Press Journal
Beijing: A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least 82 people, state media reported Saturday, after dozens were reportedly trapped underground.
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Breaking: 247 Men Went Down. The CCP Will Decide How Many Come Back Up.
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At 9:43 p.m. on Friday, May 22, in a coal mine 300 meters under the hills of Qinyuan County, Shanxi, a carbon monoxide sensor started screaming.
There were 247 men working underground at the Liushenyu… pic.twitter.com/kVd2uJzo8S
The accident at Changzhi city's Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday evening, according to official news agency Xinhua, which initially reported around 247 workers were trapped underground at the time. The rise in the death toll came after the news agency reported early Saturday that eight people were killed and 38 were trapped underground.
Over 80 dead in massive gas explosion at coal mine in northern China
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247 workers were underground at the time of the blast in Shanxi Province.
Emergency teams are searching for survivors, with dozens of ambulances racing to the scene. pic.twitter.com/SMBQmfDSBf
The cause of the explosion was under investigation, Xinhua reported, and rescue work is pressing on.
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