China Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 90
Corroborated by 13 sources from 13 publishers
TL;DR
Official news agency Xinhua said the accident at Changzhi city’s Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday evening and 247 workers were trapped underground. The agency initially reported early Saturday eight people were killed and 38 were trapped underground. The cause of the explosion was under investigation, Xinhua reported, and rescue work is pressing on.
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