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WNAM REPORT: A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday.
The blast occurred on Friday evening at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, where 247 workers were underground at the time of the incident.
Emergency response teams remain deployed at the site, as efforts continue to rescue the missing workers, and assess the full extent of the tragedy.
An investigation has also been launched into the disaster.
