China Coal Mine Explosion Kills 90 in Deadliest Blast Since 2009 A massive coal mine explosion has claimed at least ninety lives in northern China's Shanxi province, leaving scores injured and families shattered.
This calamitous event is the deadliest since 2009, when two blasts ripped through separate mines in the same region, killing over seventy people.
Causes of the Disaster Investigations into the causes of this tragedy are ongoing, but initial reports suggest a litany of safety transgressions contributed to the disaster's unfolding.