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Rescuers in northern China were searching for survivors Sunday after the deadliest coal mine explosion in recent years, which killed at least 82 people.
An Associated Press reporter saw police and security guards guarding the entrance to the mining facility located in Qinyuan County, Changzhi City, while emergency vehicles were on site.
Hundreds of rescuers and medical personnel were sent to assist in the rescue efforts, state media reported.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a thorough investigation and accountability after Friday night’s deadly gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province.
Two people are missing and dozens of minors have been hospitalized, local officials said at a press conference on Saturday evening. The death toll was revised down from 90, with authorities blaming “chaotic” scenes that followed and inaccurate information provided by the mine operator as the cause.
Some minors hospitalized remember seeing smoke when the accident happened and losing consciousness, according to state media.
The coal mine “severely” violated the law, according to local authorities, although they did not elaborate on the specific violations. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported earlier that plans provided by the Liushenyu coal mine did not match the actual layout, hampering rescue efforts.
The official Xinhua news agency said officials at the company behind the mining accident had been “put under control.”
Local authorities said following the accident that there would be a “full and comprehensive” inspection of the coal mining sector which would include checks on coal mine gas evacuation, ventilation, safety monitoring systems and their underground layout.
Inland Shanxi Province, located southwest of China’s capital Beijing, with a population of around 34 million, is China’s main mining province where hundreds of thousands of miners work.
Wider inspection of coal mines could put pressure on the province’s ability to produce its annual capacity of around 1.3 billion tonnes of coal, which represents almost a third of China’s total.
Coal remains a major energy source in China, given its wide availability and low cost, even as the country accelerates its green energy transition. Mining accidents are common and authorities have implemented measures to help improve safety in recent years.
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