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China coal mine blast kills at least 90, leaves nine missing

Al Jazeera · · 78 words
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“A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China’s Shanxi province has killed at least 90 workers”
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The claim is directly confirmed by a Wikipedia entry specifically for the '2026 Liushenyu coal mine explosion' and corroborated by multiple news sources including The Guardian and Reuters.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 22, 2026, at 19:29 (CST), a gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Qinyuan, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China, killing 90 people. At the time of the explosion, 247 workers were on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Liushenyu_coal_mine_explo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026
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web search NEUTRAL — At least 90 dead in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports.The gas explosion happened at the Liushenyu Coal Mine, run by the Tongzhou Group, in Shanxi Province.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y0ve18qlko
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“nine still missing”
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Three independent web search results (ABC News and two other reports) explicitly state that nine people remain missing following the explosion.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nine people remain missing.Rescue workers prepare to descend into a coal mine in the aftermath of the explosion. (AP: Cao Yang). Premier Li Qiang echoed the instructions, calling for the timely and ac…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-23/china-coal-mine-explo…
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web search NEUTRAL — A massive gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China’s Shanxi province has killed at least 82 miners and left nine missing. Rescue operations are underway.
https://news24online.com/world/china-coal-mine-explosion-at-…
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web search NEUTRAL — BEIJING: A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 82 people, state media reported on Saturday, in one of the country's biggest industrial disasters of recent years.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/May/23/at-least-…
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“The blast hit late on Friday when hundreds of miners were underground”
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Multiple sources, including The Guardian and ABC News, confirm the explosion occurred late on Friday (specifically 7:29pm) while 247 workers (hundreds) were underground.
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web search NEUTRAL — The explosion happened on Friday at 7.29pm (12.29 BST) while 247 workers were underground at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, the state media agency Xinhua reported.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/23/china-mine-exp…
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web search NEUTRAL — The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County, while 247 workers were on duty underground, Xinhua reported earlier.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-23/china-coal-mine-explo…
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web search NEUTRAL — 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.
https://www.dw.com/en/china-at-least-8-dead-dozens-trapped-i…
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“President Xi Jinping has ordered all out rescue efforts”
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Multiple sources, including Reuters and other state media reports, confirm that President Xi Jinping ordered all-out rescue efforts following the blast.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 22, 2026, at 19:29 (CST), a gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Qinyuan, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China, killing 90 people. At the time of the explosion, 247 workers were on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Liushenyu_coal_mine_explo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chinese President Xi Jinping has made important instructions following a coal mine gas explosion on Friday in north China's Shanxi Province, urging all-out rescue of the missing and treatment of the i…
https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202605/23/content_WS6a1106cd…
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web search NEUTRAL — 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 invest…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/shanxi-coal-mine-explo…
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“authorities investigate and detain a company official”
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Two independent web search results confirm that executives/officials of the company responsible for the mine have been detained as part of the investigation.
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web search NEUTRAL — The accident at Changzhi city's Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday evening, according to official news agency Xinhua, which reported around 247 workers were underground at the time.
https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/at-least-8-killed-sev…
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web search NEUTRAL — A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province of northern China, has left 90 people dead.Executives of the company responsible for the mine have been detained as part o…
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/90-killed-in-chinese…
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web search NEUTRAL — Officials running the coal mine have been detained, according to state media.In 2023, a collapse at an open-pit coal mine in the northern Inner Mongolia region killed 53 people. Back in 2009, an explo…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y0ve18qlko
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