Over 240 miners were underground at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi Province when the accident occurred on Friday night.

Over 240 miners were underground at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi Province when the accident occurred on Friday night.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, state media report, the country's biggest mining disaster in 17 years.

At least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi, the country's deadliest mining...

The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.

May 23 (UPI) -- More than 90 people have died in a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China, the worst mining disaster in the country since 2009.

The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people, state media said on Saturday, in the country's deadliest mining accident in recent years.

At least eight people have died and 38 others remain trapped after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China’s Shanxi province. According to a report by China’s state news agency...

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least eight people and trapped 38 underground

A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, state media reported on Saturday, the country's biggest mining disaster in 17 years. A total of 247 workers were underground at the time of the blast, which occurred at 7:29 p.m. on Friday at…

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least 82 people, state media reported Saturday.

At least 90 people died and 123 others were sent to hospital for treatment, four of whom were in critical or severe condition, state broadcaster CCTV said.

China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, called Saturday for a redoubled rescue mission in northern China after a gas explosion in a mine there killed more than 80 people and left others trapped underground, the Chinese state news agency said. Xi...

New-Delhi: Atleast 82 people lost their lives  and several others feared trapped underground in coal mine explosion in China, state media reported

State media footage showed paramedics carrying stretchers at the site, with ambulances lined up in the background. A person described as responsible for the company operating the mine has been placed under control by authorities in accordance with the law, according to Xinhua news agency.

The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.

The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.

Almost 40 people are still trapped underground in a coal mine in northern China. President Xi Jinping has called for an all-out effort to search and rescue those missing.

Rescuers retrieve most of the 247 workers who were underground during blast in northern Shanxi province, in country's worst mining disaster in 17 years

An explosion in a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 82 people, with some still unaccounted for, state media say. President Xi Jinping has demanded an "all-out" effort to search for and rescue those missing.

A gas explosion in a Shanxi coal mine in China killed 82, with nine still missing and ongoing rescue efforts.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi killed at least 82 people, state media reported.

Chinese local officials say that a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern Shanxi province has killed at least 82 people.

Xi Jinping ordered all-out rescue efforts after a gas explosion at a Shanxi coal mine killed eight people and left 38 trapped underground. The directive was accompanied by orders for a thorough investigation, legal accountability and timely release of information.

The incident is being described as China’s deadliest coal mine disaster since 2009, when an explosion in Heilongjiang Province claimed 108 lives.

A gas explosion hit the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County at 7:29 pm on Friday, when more than 200 people were down the shaft, according to the county's emergency management bureau, Xinhua news agency reported.