The deadly blast tore through the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province late Friday evening at approximately 7:29 PM local time.
According to official reports from the state news agency Xinhua, emergency rescue operations were launched immediately, working through the night to locate trapped miners and manage a rising casualty count.
At the time of the sudden detonation, a total of 247 personnel were working underground. While the vast majority of the miners were successfully brought to the surface by Saturday morning, the sheer intensity of the blast left dozens trapped beneath the earth.
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Rescue teams faced hazardous atmospheric conditions, as early reports indicated that levels of highly toxic, odorless carbon monoxide gas had drastically exceeded safe limits, leaving several survivors in critical condition.
Emergency workers continue to search intensively for nine individuals who remain completely unaccounted for. In response to the tragedy, President Xi Jinping issued an urgent mandate for all-out medical efforts to treat the injured survivors.
He emphasized that government departments across the country must draw profound lessons from this catastrophe, remaining constantly vigilant regarding industrial workplace safety.
To ensure proper accountability, local authorities have already placed a senior executive responsible for the mining operation under legal control as a formal investigation begins.
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