China has revised the number of dead following a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, from 90 to 82, in what is the country's deadliest mining accident in 17 years.
The blast occurred on Friday at 19:29 local time (11:39 GMT) at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province, according to Chinese state media. There were 247 workers underground at the time of the explosion.The cause of the accident in Shanxi, China's coal-mining hearland, remains under investigation. Rescuers are continuing searches for the missing miners.
The mine is operated by Shanxi Tongzhou Group Liushenyu Coal Industry, which was established in 2010 and is controlled by Shanxi Tongzhou Coal Coking Group, according to corporate database Qichacha.
Executives from the company responsible for the mine have been detained, Xinhua reported.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on authorities to “spare no effort” in search and rescue operations and in treating the injured. He also ordered a full investigation into the incident and said authorities must draw lessons from the accident.
China’s coal mining industry was once among the deadliest in the world, but fatalities have fallen significantly since the early 2000s following stricter safety regulations.
Authorities have shut down smaller mines with limited safety standards and invested in other operations to improve conditions.
The last coal mining accident in China to result in more deaths was a 2009 gas explosion at the Xinxing Mine in Heilongjiang Province, which killed 108 people and injured 133.
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared its condolences with China regarding the latest incident, for which Chinese authorities have ordered an investigation.
"We express our solidarity with the authorities and emergency responders engaged in rescue and recovery efforts and share in the grief of all those affected by this tragedy," the Ministry said in a statement on X.
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