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Moment of gas explosion at China coal mine

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“At least 82 people have been killed and at least two are missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Sunday”
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The Wikipedia entry for '2026 Liushenyu coal mine explosion' explicitly confirms a gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi Province killing at least 82 people. Web search results further corroborate the event and the death toll (some reporting it rose to 90).
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“Surveillance footage aired by state media on Monday showed the moment of the blast from inside Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi province”
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Multiple independent sources, including the BBC and CCTV News, confirm that state media aired surveillance footage on Monday showing the blast at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi province.
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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 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 22 May 2026, at 19:29 (CST), a gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Qinyuan County, Shanxi Province, China, killing at least 82 people. At the time of the explosion, 247 workers wer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Liushenyu_coal_mine_explo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence. It does not include explosions caused by terrorist attacks or arson, as well as intentional e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_explosions
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“The incident is the worst mining disaster in China since 2009”
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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference from BBC News and multiple web search results stating it is the worst mining disaster in China since 2009 or in over a decade/nearly two decades.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 22 May 2026, at 19:29 (CST), a gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Qinyuan County, Shanxi Province, China, killing at least 82 people. At the time of the explosion, 247 workers wer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Liushenyu_coal_mine_explo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qinyuan County (Chinese: 沁源县; pinyin: Qìnyuán Xiàn) is a county in the south-central part of Shanxi province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of Changzhi City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinyuan_County
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“Chinese President Xi Jinping said no effort must be spared in the search and rescue operation”
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Multiple web search results from different sources (including BBC) confirm that President Xi Jinping stated no effort must be spared in the search and rescue operation.
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“state media reported that the levels of carbon monoxide in the mine were found to have "exceeded limits"”
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Multiple independent sources, including Xinhua (state media) as reported by The Independent and other web results, confirm that carbon monoxide levels were reported to have 'exceeded limits'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence. It does not include explosions caused by terrorist attacks or arson, as well as intentional e…
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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 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 22 May 2026, at 19:29 (CST), a gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Qinyuan County, Shanxi Province, China, killing at least 82 people. At the time of the explosion, 247 workers wer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Liushenyu_coal_mine_explo…
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