The top mine safety official in one of China's major coal producing regions is under investigation for corruption following a gas explosion that killed 82 workers in May. Hu Haijun, the director of ...

An explosion at a coal mine in China killed at least 82 people in the country's deadliest mining accident in years. China is the world's largest coal producer — last year it accounted for more than ...

At least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, officials say.

At least 26 people have been killed and 61 injured by an explosion at a fireworks factory in central China. Hundreds of rescuers have been dispatched to the scene after the huge explosion, which ...

A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi city in northern China has killed at least 90 people, AFP reported on Saturday. The explosion in northern China's led to a major rescue operation ...

BEIJING (AP) — A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country’s deadliest mining accident in ...

Nine remained trapped as of Saturday afternoon and more than 120 were hospitalized. Cao Yang/Xinhua via AP BEIJING -- A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least ...