At Least 90 People Killed in Coal Mine Blast in China, State Media Reports

It’s the country’s worst mine disaster in over 16 years.

This photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi city, China's Shanxi Province, on May 23, 2026. Cao Yang/Xinhua via AP

At least 90 people were killed and hundreds more injured during a gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi, state-controlled media said on May 23.

The blast happened Friday evening at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County while about 247 workers were working underground, according to state-controlled media.