{"slug": "xi-jinping-urges-all-out-rescue-after-coal-mine-explosion-kills-at-least-82-in", "title": "Xi Jinping urges 'all-out rescue' after coal mine explosion kills at least 82 in China", "summary": "Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an \"all-out rescue\" and investigation after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, northern China, killed at least 82 people, with the death toll later rising to 90. The blast occurred at around 7:30 pm on Friday, with 247 workers underground at the time. Six emergency rescue teams totaling 345 personnel were dispatched, and a person responsible for the company has been placed under legal control.", "body_md": "Six emergency rescue teams consisting of 345 personnel have since been sent to the scene, the Xinhua state news agency reported on Saturday.\nChinese President Xi Jinping has urged emergency responders to double down on rescue efforts after a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China on Friday killed at least 82 people, the authorities revised an earlier death toll which had been at 90.\nThe blast occurred underground at around 7:30 pm at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, China's Xinhua state news agency reported.\nThe death toll rose rapidly on Saturday, with at least 90 people now reported to have died following the explosion. Xinhua said 247 workers had been underground at the time.\nXi has called for an \"all-out rescue of the missing and treatment of the injured,\" as well as an investigation into the incident, per Xinhua.\nIt added that a person \"responsible for\" the company involved in the explosion has been \"placed under control in accordance with the law\".\nSix emergency rescue teams consisting of 345 personnel have since been sent to the scene, the outlet said on Saturday.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/xi-jinping-urges-all-out-rescue-after-coal-mine-explosion-kills-at-least-82-in", "canonical_source": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/23/xi-jinping-urges-all-out-rescue-after-coal-mine-explosion-kills-at-least-82-in-china", "published_at": "2026-05-23 06:41:26+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-23 17:48:01.705834+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": [], "entities": ["Xi Jinping", "Xinhua", "Liushenyu coal mine", "Qinyuan county"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/xi-jinping-urges-all-out-rescue-after-coal-mine-explosion-kills-at-least-82-in", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/xi-jinping-urges-all-out-rescue-after-coal-mine-explosion-kills-at-least-82-in.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/xi-jinping-urges-all-out-rescue-after-coal-mine-explosion-kills-at-least-82-in.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/xi-jinping-urges-all-out-rescue-after-coal-mine-explosion-kills-at-least-82-in.jsonld"}}