Tag: Explosions (Accidental)

Xi Calls for All-Out Rescue After Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 82 in China

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China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, called on Saturday for a redoubled rescue mission in northern China after a gas explosion in a mine there killed at least 82 people, the Chinese state news agency said, in what appeared to be one of the deadliest Chinese mining disasters in years. Mr. Xi “stressed the need to make every effort to treat the injured, organize search and rescue operations scientifically and properly handle the aftermath,” the agency, Xinhua, reported. He also called for an investigation into the explosion, which happened Friday night,…

Dozens Killed in Coal Mine Explosion, China State Media Says

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new video loaded: Dozens Killed in Coal Mine Explosion, China State Media Says <img alt="An industrial complex at a mountain’s base, with blue buildings. Many yellow buses, white vans and people in orange uniforms are in the foreground." src="https://www.chinastrategy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/dozens-killed-in-coal-mine-explosion-china-state-media-says.jpg" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width < 1024px) 100vw, (width A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China killed dozens on Friday, according to Xinhua, a Chinese state news agency. In 2024, China’s National Mine Safety Administration cited the coal mine for “severe safety hazards” and high gas levels. As of Saturday morning,…

Fireworks Factory Explosion in China Kills at Least 26

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An explosion on Monday in a fireworks factory in southern China killed at least 26 people and injured dozens more, prompting the nation’s leader, Xi Jinping, to demand a rapid investigation and punishment for those responsible. The explosion erupted in a factory in Liuyang, Hunan Province, on Monday afternoon, but the scale of destruction only started to become clear a day later. Video from the aftermath showed rescuers with searchlights looking through smoldering rubble, as well as shattered windows of homes some 300 yards from the explosion. The Chinese government…

Restaurant Explosion Kills Dozens in China

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A gas explosion that ripped through a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China killed at least 31 people, officials said on Thursday, hours after the blast had turned the restaurant into a charred ruin. The explosion hit the two-story restaurant in Yinchuan, the capital of the Ningxia region, at 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday, when it was busy with customers eating lamb kebabs and other dishes cooked on gas burners. Firefighters rushed to the scene, where thick smoke rose into the sky and shattered glass and debris covered the street. They put…