Chinese coal mine, gas explosion and Rescue Effort Underway
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Gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine in northern China, has killed 82 people with nine still missing. President Xi Jinping has ordered an all-out rescue effort and full investigation as mine executives are detained.
At least 82 people have died after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in northern China’s Changzhi city, with rescue operations still underway for those missing.
The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks plant this week in central China has risen to 37, state media reported.