More than 80 people killed after huge explosion rips through Chinese coal mine

At least 82 people are said to have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China, with nine people still missing, according to state media.

The explosion occurred at 19:29 local time on Friday at a coal mine in Shanxi, with over 240 workers on shift at the time.

State news agency Xinhua said: “Reporters learned from the scene of the gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine of the Tongzhou Group in Shanxi Province that the accident has resulted in 82 deaths.”

Rescue operations are now underway.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for no effort to be spared to treat the injured and search for the missing people.

He has also asked the government to investigate the cause of the accident and hold those responsible to account.

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